These is a demonstrative pronoun, like this, that, and those. As a plural demonstrative pronoun, “these” is used to refer to a group of people or things that has been previously mentioned or that is understood from the context.
“These” is used to refer to objects or people that are near in space or time (e.g., “If you want to borrow a book, you can borrow one of these”). For objects or people that are farther away in space or time, the demonstrative pronoun “those” is used (e.g., “There are some books on the table. You can’t borrow those”).
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Adverbs can be classified in many ways. Depending on context, some adverbs fall into more than one of the categories.
Examples of adverb types include the following:
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All prepositions show the relationship between two parts of a phrase or sentence. Prepositions of time express when something happens.
The three most common prepositions of time are in, on, and at (e.g., “on Tuesday,” “at 7:30 p.m.,” and “in March”).
Other examples of prepositions of time include “since” (e.g., “since last week”), “for,” (e.g., “for a year”), and “until” (e.g., “until midnight”).
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There are well over 100 prepositions in English. They can be loosely grouped according to function. Some of the most common ones are:
- Location: above, at, below, beside, between, by, on, over, out, under
- Time: after, at, before, by, during, in, on, since, until
- Direction: across, around, down, into, past, through, to, toward
- Other relationships: about, as, by, for, from, of, with
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The rules of capitalizing prepositions in titles are quite complex and often depend on the particular style guide you are following.
In general, prepositions of three or fewer letters (e.g., “in,” “to,” “for”) are not capitalized in titles unless they are the first or last word of the title (e.g., On the Banks of Plum Creek).
For longer prepositions (e.g., “through,” “with,” “between”), the rules vary based on which style guide you are using:
- In APA Style, prepositions of four letters or more should be capitalized (e.g., A River Runs Through It).
- In Chicago style and MLA style, all prepositions should be lowercase (e.g., A River Runs through It) unless they are the first or last word of the title (e.g., Through the Looking-Glass).
Additionally, preposition words are often capitalized in titles when they are acting as verb particles in a phrasal verb (e.g., Wake Up and Live).
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Yes, you can end a sentence with a preposition (e.g., “Which meeting are you going to?”).
In the past, some sources recommended keeping a preposition with its object (e.g., “To which meeting are you going?”), but this sounds unnatural and overly formal.
Even in academic writing, it is completely acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition.
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Yes, because is a subordinating conjunction. It is used to introduce a dependent clause that gives a reason for/cause of something (e.g., “The picnic is canceled because rain is forecast”).
Note that the phrase because of is not a subordinating conjunction. It functions as a preposition meaning “on account of” (e.g., “The picnic is canceled because of the rain”).
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No, which is classified as a relative pronoun. Although a relative clause is a type of dependent clause, a relative pronoun is not the same as a subordinating conjunction because it acts as a subject/object or refers back to a noun, whereas a subordinating conjunction is a linking device.
It is also used as an interrogative word (e.g., “Which shirt looks best?”).
Sometimes people confuse wich or which, but the correct spelling is always which.
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Yes, when is a subordinating conjunction used to introduce a dependent clause that gives information about time (e.g., “They continued when the storm was over”).
It is also used as an interrogative adverb in questions about time (e.g., “When do you want to eat?”). And it can function as a relative adverb to specify a time (e.g., “I remember the day when I was given my first cell phone”).
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No, “since” is not a coordinating conjunction. It functions as a subordinating conjunction in sentences like these:
- “Since you’re here, why don’t we talk about your assignment.”
- “I haven’t been for a run since we got back from vacation.”
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