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	''A discussion of prepositions of Scottish Gaelic can be found at [[Prepositions]]''		''A discussion of prepositions of Scottish Gaelic can be found at [[Prepositions]]''

−	~~==General Definition==~~
	Prepositions are grammatical particles that typically indicate a [[Grammatical Function (definition)\|grammatical function]], typically marking some relation between the noun that follows and the rest of the sentence. Prepositions can indicate among other things, direction, location, time, possession, sources, goals, benefactors, experiencers, instrumentation, comparison, manner, purpose, agency and others. Prepositions can also be present as a default [[case]] marking, such as the English preposition "of". Prepositions can be simple single particles like "to", but they can also be complex phrases like "on top of", "in spite of", "next to". English Prepositions include among others 'to', 'from', 'at', 'with', 'out', 'in', 'for', 'of', 'by', 'under', 'over', 'through', 'behind', 'before', 'with respect to', 'except for', 'by dint of', 'next to', 'on top of',		Prepositions are grammatical particles that typically indicate a [[Grammatical Function (definition)\|grammatical function]], typically marking some relation between the noun that follows and the rest of the sentence. Prepositions can indicate among other things, direction, location, time, possession, sources, goals, benefactors, experiencers, instrumentation, comparison, manner, purpose, agency and others. Prepositions can also be present as a default [[case]] marking, such as the English preposition "of". Prepositions can be simple single particles like "to", but they can also be complex phrases like "on top of", "in spite of", "next to". English Prepositions include among others 'to', 'from', 'at', 'with', 'out', 'in', 'for', 'of', 'by', 'under', 'over', 'through', 'behind', 'before', 'with respect to', 'except for', 'by dint of', 'next to', 'on top of',

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 ==External Links==
 *http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/preposit.html
 *http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-list.htm
+The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
 ==References==
 [[Category:Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category:Parts of Speech]]

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 ==See Also==
 ==External Links==
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 *http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/preposit.html
 *http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-list.htm
 ==References==
 [[Category:Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category:Parts of Speech]]

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 ==External Links==
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition
+*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition
+*http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/preposit.html
-http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/preposit.html
+*http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-list.htm
+*An Coitcheann page on Prepositions: http://wikademy.wikispaces.com/Prepositions
 ==References==
 [[Category:Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category:Parts of Speech]]

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 ==External Links==
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition
 ==References==
 [[Category:Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category:Parts of Speech]]

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	==General Definition==		==General Definition==
−	Prepositions are grammatical particles that typically indicate a [[Grammatical Function]], typically marking some relation between the noun that follows and the rest of the sentence. Prepositions can indicate among other things, direction, location, time, possession, sources, goals, benefactors, experiencers, instrumentation, comparison, manner, purpose, agency and others. Prepositions can also be present as a default [[case]] marking, such as the English preposition "of". Prepositions can be simple single particles like "to", but they can also be complex phrases like "on top of", "in spite of", "next to". English Prepositions include among others 'to', 'from', 'at', 'with', 'out', 'in', 'for', 'of', 'by', 'under', 'over', 'through', 'behind', 'before', 'with respect to', 'except for', 'by dint of', 'next to', 'on top of',	+	Prepositions are grammatical particles that typically indicate a [[Grammatical Function (definition)\|grammatical function]], typically marking some relation between the noun that follows and the rest of the sentence. Prepositions can indicate among other things, direction, location, time, possession, sources, goals, benefactors, experiencers, instrumentation, comparison, manner, purpose, agency and others. Prepositions can also be present as a default [[case]] marking, such as the English preposition "of". Prepositions can be simple single particles like "to", but they can also be complex phrases like "on top of", "in spite of", "next to". English Prepositions include among others 'to', 'from', 'at', 'with', 'out', 'in', 'for', 'of', 'by', 'under', 'over', 'through', 'behind', 'before', 'with respect to', 'except for', 'by dint of', 'next to', 'on top of',

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		+	''A discussion of prepositions of Scottish Gaelic can be found at [[Prepositions]]''
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		+	==General Definition==
		+	Prepositions are grammatical particles that typically indicate a [[Grammatical Function]], typically marking some relation between the noun that follows and the rest of the sentence. Prepositions can indicate among other things, direction, location, time, possession, sources, goals, benefactors, experiencers, instrumentation, comparison, manner, purpose, agency and others. Prepositions can also be present as a default [[case]] marking, such as the English preposition "of". Prepositions can be simple single particles like "to", but they can also be complex phrases like "on top of", "in spite of", "next to". English Prepositions include among others 'to', 'from', 'at', 'with', 'out', 'in', 'for', 'of', 'by', 'under', 'over', 'through', 'behind', 'before', 'with respect to', 'except for', 'by dint of', 'next to', 'on top of',
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		+	==External Links==
		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition
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	[[Category:Technical Definitions]]		[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
	[[Category:Parts of Speech]]		[[Category:Parts of Speech]]