Difference between revisions of "To"
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***I think you're <u>onto</u> something here. | ***I think you're <u>onto</u> something here. | ||
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==Conjunction== | ==Conjunction== | ||
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| + | *"When purchasing life insurance, there are a few specific questions that you're not going <b>to</b> want <b>to</b> forget <b>to</b> ask." [http://www.ehow.com/purchase-life-insurance/ §] | ||
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Revision as of 11:04, 31 January 2013
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[hide]Preposition
Destination marker
- I'm going to the store
- Give it to him.
Directional marker: towards
- toward, towards = vers, en direction de
- He moved towards the door, step by step. He wanted to leave.
- It's getting towards sundown.
- Towards sundown, she came and asked if we needed help.
Combines with "in" and "on"
- into: [into]
- onto:
- Z put A onto B -- B takes on the role of supporting A, the subject of the sentence no longer keeps it from falling. B assure le soutien (physique ou abstrait) de A, Z n'a plus à l'assurer.
- Now, let's put the iPad onto the table with the screen facing down/
- there's no way you're going to be able to put the iPad onto your unlimited plan with verzion.
- Z is onto SO / STH -- vient du sens continuative de on, notion de découverte...
- I think you're onto something here.
- Z put A onto B -- B takes on the role of supporting A, the subject of the sentence no longer keeps it from falling. B assure le soutien (physique ou abstrait) de A, Z n'a plus à l'assurer.
VP junction
Conjunction
Combines with any number of verbs to introduce a complement:
- "When purchasing life insurance, there are a few specific questions that you're not going to want to forget to ask." §
