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Record 1 1986-12-04

English

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  • Grammar
CONT

A preposition together with the noun phrase which follows it (i.e., which it governs) is called a prepositional phrase or prepositional group, e.g. along the street, with me, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
CONT

[Dans un exemple,] un syntagme prépositionnel (dans le carreau de la cuisine) [est] lui-même constitué d'une préposition (dans), d'un syntagme nominal (le carreau) et d'un nouveau syntagme prépositionnel (de la cuisine) (...).

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