What are preposition ?

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A preposition is a word (usually a short word) that sits before a noun to show the noun's relationship with a nearby word.

Explanation:

For example (prepositions highlighted):

a boy from our village

(Here, the preposition "from" sits before the noun "our village" to show the relationship between "our village" and "a boy.")

a bone for the dog

(In this example, the preposition "for" sits before the noun "the dog" to show the relationship between "the dog" and "a bone.")

The five types of prepositions are simple, double, compound, participle, and phrase prepositions. Prepositional phrases contain a preposition plus a noun or pronoun.

Explanation:

A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. Some examples of prepositions are words like "in," "at," "on," "of," and "to.

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)

absolutely it most certainly can.