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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Gallop through

I copied this sentence from my book.

a) I will have to gallop through my work if I'm going to get it done on time.

I just want to ask, is "through" an adverb or a preposition in this sentence?

I am much appreciated if you help me.
  

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Hi Anon; Do you detect a prepositional phrase?

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Hi Anon;
Do you detect a prepositional phrase?
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AlpheccaStarsHi Anon;Do you detect a prepositional phrase?

At first, I would presume "through the work" is a prepositional phrase, but I would also think "though" is an adverb meaning "finished"

That's what beating my brain out.
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AnonymousAt first, I would presume "through the work" is a prepositional phrase
OK, here's another way to look at it.
Adverbs (modifiers of verbs or adjectives) are non-essential to the grammatical structure of a sentence. Prepositions, as the head of a grammatical unit, are essential structural elements.

Suppose you delete "through" in your sent
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AlpheccaStarsSuppose you delete "through" in your sentence. Does the sentence still have a good structure?
I will have to gallop my work if I'm going to get it done on time.

No, It does not make sense at all.

I have now realized it is a prepositional and guessed it means completely.

Thank you.

P/S. Can I use "now" with the
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AnonymousP/S. Can I use "now" with the present perfect tense?
Yes, you can. Your example is fine.
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Anonymousguessed it means completely.
To be clearer, through the work - means from the start of the work all the way to the end of it.
e.g.
The train went through the tunnel. (In one end and out the other end)
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