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a part of speech that is used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show place, time, direction, and so on. It indicates the relationship between different parts of the sentence, e.g. The book is on the table. The book is beneath/under the table. The book is leaning against the table. The book is beside the table. She held the book over the table. She read the book during class. The word following the preposition is called the object of the preposition.
in language: the relationship between the subject and the action expressed by the verb in a...
a sound technique in which the sound (dialogue, music and sound effects) corresponds exactly...
a minor character that plays a supporting role in a story and does not undergo much change; a...
the most important idea in an essay, usually contained in the topic sentence of each paragraph,...