Assertion: preposition | /r/CapableOf | take object
Facets:
value: always
type: DEGREE
value: optionally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Current linguistic analysis, analyzes these as prepositions that optionally take an object.
text: Prepositions do not stand alone but rather take on objects.
text: In Koine Greek, for example, certain prepositions always take their objects in a certain case (e.g., ἐν always takes its object in the dative), while other prepositions may take their object in one of two or more cases, depending on the meaning of the preposition (e.g., διά takes its object in the genitive or in the accusative, depending on the meaning).
text: The first thing we need to get rid of is the traditional notion that a preposition is something that always takes an object.