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* Many prepositions tell you where something is or when something happened. | * Many prepositions tell you where something is or when something happened. | ||
* Most prepositions have several definitions, so the meaning changes quite a bit in different contexts. | * Most prepositions have several definitions, so the meaning changes quite a bit in different contexts. | ||
* When prepositions combine with verbs to create phrasal verbs, such as "put up (with)" (tolerate) and "put down" (insult), the meanings are not usually simply a sum of the two words put together. | ** When prepositions combine with verbs to create phrasal verbs, such as "put up (with)" (tolerate) and "put down" (insult), the meanings are not usually simply a sum of the two words put together. | ||
* Ending an English sentence with a preposition is not a grammatical error. | * Ending an English sentence with a preposition is not a grammatical error. | ||