USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the sentence, which word is used twice as a preposition? “The boys in their tiny red caps ran in the woods.”
A
tiny
B
red
C
caps
D
in
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It’s perfectly grammatical to use two identical prepositions in a row. This will often happen when one of the prepositions has been stranded. This might be because the complement of the first preposition has become the subject of a passive clause: Four people had been booked in in August.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some examples of prepositions are words like “in, ” “at, ” “on, ” “of, ” and “to.” Prepositions in English are highly idiomatic. Although there are some rules for usage, much preposition usage is dictated by fixed expressions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The woman in the blue coat is looking for her dog. The above sentence contains two prepositional phrases: “in the blue coat” and “for her dog.” A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition, such as “in” or “for” and ends with a noun.

Detailed explanation-4: -Two-word Prepositions These prepositions consist of two words such as: According to. Because of. Due to. Instead of.

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