{"id":73863,"date":"2020-04-07T11:06:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T11:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73863"},"modified":"2020-04-07T11:06:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T11:06:32","slug":"words-used-without-prepositions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/words-used-without-prepositions\/","title":{"rendered":"Words Used Without Prepositions"},"content":{"rendered":"

We do not use\u00a0prepositions<\/b><\/a>\u00a0in some common expressions. In some other expressions, we can leave them out.<\/p>\n

After discuss, enter, marry, lack, resemble and approach<\/h2>\n

Verbs like\u00a0discuss, enter, marry, lack, resemble\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0approach<\/b>\u00a0are normally followed by direct objects without prepositions.<\/p>\n

    \n
  • We\u00a0discussed his plans.<\/b>\u00a0(NOT We discussed about his plans.)<\/li>\n
  • She\u00a0married an old man.\u00a0<\/b>(NOT She married with an old man.)<\/li>\n
  • They\u00a0entered the church.\u00a0<\/b>(NOT They entered into the church.)<\/li>\n
  • She\u00a0lacks tact.\u00a0<\/b>(NOT She lacks of tact.)<\/li>\n
  • He\u00a0resembles a Greek God.\u00a0<\/b>(NOT He resembles to a Greek God.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Before next, last etc.<\/h3>\n

    Prepositions are not used before a number of expressions beginning next, last, this, that, one, every, each, some, any and all.<\/p>\n

      \n
    • See you\u00a0next Sunday.\u00a0<\/b>(NOT \u2026on next Sunday.)<\/li>\n
    • Come\u00a0any day\u00a0<\/b>you like.<\/li>\n
    • We met\u00a0one Friday\u00a0<\/b>in June.<\/li>\n
    • The party lasted\u00a0all night.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Before what time\u2026?<\/h3>\n

      We usually leave out\u00a0at<\/b>\u00a0before\u00a0what time<\/b>.<\/p>\n

        \n
      • What time\u00a0<\/b>does her train arrive? (More natural than At what
        \ntime \u2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        In an informal style,\u00a0at\u00a0<\/b>is often dropped before\u00a0about + time expression.<\/b><\/p>\n

          \n
        • I will see you\u00a0(at) about 5 o\u2019clock.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Measurement expressions after be<\/h3>\n

          Expressions containing words like height, weight, length, size, shape, age and colour are usually connected to the subject of the clause by the verb\u00a0be<\/b>, without a preposition.<\/p>\n

            \n
          • She\u00a0is the same age\u00a0<\/b>as me.(NOT \u2026 of the same age as me.)<\/li>\n
          • What\u00a0colour are her eyes?\u00a0<\/b>(NOT Of what colour \u2026)<\/li>\n
          • I\u00a0am the same weight\u00a0<\/b>as I was ten years ago. (NOT I am of the same weight …)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Before home<\/h3>\n

            We do not use\u00a0to<\/b>\u00a0before\u00a0home<\/b>.<\/p>\n

              \n
            • Let us\u00a0go home.\u00a0<\/b>(NOT \u2026 go to home.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              In informal English,\u00a0at<\/b>\u00a0can be left out before home.<\/p>\n

                \n
              • Is anybody (at) home?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                We do not use\u00a0prepositions\u00a0in some common expressions. In some other expressions, we can leave them out. After discuss, enter, marry, lack, resemble and approach Verbs like\u00a0discuss, enter, marry, lack, resemble\u00a0and\u00a0approach\u00a0are normally followed by direct...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[251],"tags":[2562,691],"class_list":["post-73863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar","tag-expressions-without-prepositions","tag-prepositions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73864,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73863\/revisions\/73864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}