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Communication Skills-II

notes The relative pronoun “where” modifies the verb “used to be” (which makes it adverbial), but the
entire clause (“where my great grandfather used to be minister”) modifies the word “church.”

A when clause will modify nouns of time:

Example: My favorite month is always February, when we celebrate Valentine’s Day and
Presidents’ Day.
And a why clause will modify the noun reason:

Example: Do you know the reason why Isabel isn’t in class today?

We sometimes leave out the relative adverb in such clauses, and many writers prefer “that” to
“why” in a clause referring to “reason”:
Do you know the reason why Isabel isn’t in class today?
I always look forward to the day when we begin our summer vacation.
I know the reason that men like motorcycle.

10.1.7 Preposition

A preposition indicates relationship or relative position of objects.

Example: In, about, towards
Some commonly used prepositions are:
About, beside, at, before, down, from, per, via, with, without, till, to
Some complex prepositions are:
Because of, on account of, by way of, from under, along side of

Prepositions of time

1. at, on, and in
You use at to designate specific times.

Example: The train is due at 12:15 p.m.
We use on to designate days and dates.

Example: My brother is coming on Monday.
We use in for nonspecific times during a day, a month, a season, or a year.

Example: She likes to jog in the morning.
2. for and since
You use for when you measure time (seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years).

Example: 1. He held his breath for seven minutes.
2. She’s lived there for seven years.
3. The British and Irish have been quarreling for seven centuries.

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