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Introduces a subject, theme, or topic as its grammatical object.
 
Introduces a subject, theme, or topic as its grammatical object.
  
*I don't <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#036;">know</span> much <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#030;">about</span> history (Cf.  Sam Cook, "What a Wonderful World")
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*I don't <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#036;">know</span> much <span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#603;">about</span> history (Cf.  Sam Cook, "What a Wonderful World")
  
 
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Revision as of 11:04, 18 March 2020

Preposition

Introduces a subject, theme, or topic as its grammatical object.

  • I don't know much about history (Cf. Sam Cook, "What a Wonderful World")

Particle

Used in the same way as around... as a particle indicating non-goal directed activity:

  • People were milling about in the public square, waiting for the candidate to speak.