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完善您對介詞的了解

A preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a名詞or pronoun and expressing a relationship to another word or element in a clause, e.g., "the man在the street," "she arrived後the bell." Sounds easy, right?

再想想！令人驚訝的是，小介詞如何在您的寫作中產生很大的影響。例如，說話在someone is totally different from speaking到一個人。前者具有負麵的含義，責罵聽眾或不斷交談，拒絕讓對方參加對話。

英語作為第二語言（ESL）作家對這些小但重要的單詞無休止地感到沮喪，這也就不足為奇了 - 英語中的介詞比其他任何語言都更多！

常見的介詞問題

是經過腳和在foot interchangeable? Does one go在散步或為了a walk?Grammarians have bantered issues like these back and forth for decades.我們喜歡徒步，，，，但步行is not really wrong. Editors normally accept the phrase "going在步行“指的是有組織的活動（我要去在the Cancer Society'sWalk for the Cure, for example), but going為了a walk is acceptable when referring to a leisurely stroll.

有時，介詞中的這些微妙之處揭示了一位非本地英語作者。如果你說你把書放在， 而不是在，桌子，您的含義很可能會被理解，但是您對英語的缺乏熟悉是顯而易見的。

Incorrect use of prepositions is becoming far too common

Even though incorrectly used, slang is commonly used because proper English may seem too formal and may not always be recognized as being correct. "To whom does this coat belong?" might be viewed as snobbish to a person who would normally say, "Who does this coat belong to?" Therefore, it is essential to consider your target audience. While ending a sentence with a preposition usage may be common, a scholarly學期論文still requires precise grammar.

Don't separate a preposition from its phrase

根據許多人的說法，語法的基本罪之一是ending a sentence with a preposition。In a scene inD.C. Cab, Mr. T, who portrays a taxi driver, asks his fare, "Where are you going to?" The man, condescendingly, reminds him of the rule, which, as one can imagine, causes Mr. T to get rather angry. Although ending a sentence with a preposition is not technically incorrect, the rule is so widely touted that it is best to avoid doing so in all formal writing. In our example, then, Mr. T should have asked, "To where are you going?"

“那別聽起來很正確。“許多人甚至都不知道應該是”不聽起來正確“對他們來說，一個陌生的戒指實際上可能表示正確的語法。但是，“聽起來不正確”並不總是表示適當的用法。具有諷刺意味介詞。請考慮：“將筆給老師或一世。“ 自從一世是介詞的對象（客觀案例），正確的形式是“對老師或我的”。

您是否在記住何時使用我而不是我的情況下很難？隻需大聲說出來，消除第一個對象即可。你永遠不會說：“把筆交給我。”

一些介詞提示

• One of the most important keys to good writing, as well as speaking, is to avoid措辭and duplication. The removal of even a couple of small words can improve the flow of a sentence.
• 你可以去家或者是在家裏，但是你必須去到房子or be在屋子裏。你不可以去屋或者在家裏。
• 直到和直到are interchangeable synonyms.然而，tilis an incorrect attempt at an abbreviation.
• 經過和過去的當用來描述沿著物體或經過對象行走時，幾乎是相同的。但是，如果你說你活著經過這意味著靠近它不是您一定要通過它回家的。

There is not always a simple rule to follow when using prepositions, and if there is, you may count on exceptions. In many cases, the only way to learn them is to memorize the prepositions that go with certain動詞。

• You recover從a disease, but are done和the report and hope為了a resolution to the problem.
• 你很熟悉和這土耳蘭引文風格，但你知道的other options.
• You participate在研討會並訂閱到新聞通訊。
• 你工作在晚上，中午和午夜，但是在the morning, afternoon, or evening.
• The meeting is在Monday or July 13^Th， 然而在July or the summer.
• 有胡椒在醬汁，但食譜指示您放胡椒粉進入混合物。Of course, you might also say to加入胡椒the sauce, but the reverse of these (放或者加入would be confusing and incorrect).

不要被似乎相似的介詞所愚弄

其他一些常見但經常令人困惑的介詞，例如經過和和，seem to mean thesame thing, but do not. (The chemical was tested經過科學家和石蕊試紙。）經過告訴誰造成了訴訟，和告訴使用哪種樂器。相似地，自從starts from a particular time, and為了指持續時間。（出版商上個月有兩周的書已有兩個星期。）

Over the years, languages inevitably change.之上曾經在指轉移對象時使用，並且在在指固定物品時使用。（他跳了之上the dragon and fell在地上。）在meant在一段時間的盡頭，而之內將會中那個時期。（您必須支付費用在one week, or you must pay it之內one week.) However, these prepositions are now generally accepted as being interchangeable.

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