Questions about prepositional adverbs?

ZoroKepiByZoroKepi

Hello dear community,

This time I have a few questions about prepositional adverbs and another aspect. Here are a few examples:

  • 1) There is a post. I will have to respond to it .
  • 1b) There are many posts. I still have to respond to them ( = the posts ).
  • 1c) I will reply to him/this (=post) or to them/these (=posts) = is it also correct, if so: is it "colloquial"?

My question: Can prepositional adverbs generally point to singular and plural objects , or are there any rules for this?

  • 2) I place the coins on the table/tables. I place other objects on top of them .
  • 2b) There are still many tasks to be completed. I'm working on them/these ? What would you recommend: them or these?
  • 2c) With the new approaches, it can be solved. With these (=with the approaches) it must be solvable!

Last question on the following point:

"An error still exists in the system" – I'm currently fixing it ! (Which one would you recommend?)

I sometimes have difficulty with certain verbs that can point to people/things :

The journalist reports on the person (or the cases). He reports about them/these (person/cases). About them, for example, for people, but also for things (I'm deliberately omitting the prepositional adverb "about").

Thank you very much for your feedback. I hope this helps me.

Wish everyone a nice weekend.

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verreisterNutzer
verreisterNutzer
1 year ago

In order to answer your question briefly: in all your examples, please write “this(…)”. Everything else is grammatically correct, but sounds strange.

LG

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ZoroKepi
1 year ago
Reply to  verreisterNutzer

Thank you very much. You helped me. I will use this variant for things/non-life in the future. A brief question to round off the whole:

That sentence would be right, right?:

“This is the room and I shall come into this in future. ‘

In this (e.g. dirty room) should I come?

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verreisterNutzer
verreisterNutzer
1 year ago
Reply to  ZoroKepi

No problem, yes, the sentence is right. LG

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akesipalisa
akesipalisa
1 year ago
  • (1) There’s a post I have to answer.
  • 1b) There are many amounts I have to answer.
  • 1c) On him/her (contribution) or On her/her I will reply = is it true if yes: is it “transverse language”? [Nextly 1) odr 1b), then you do not need 1c).]

My question: Can you Prepositional additives in principle, Singular object and plural objects or are there any rules for this?

  • 2) I put the coins and other items on the table/tables.
  • 2b) There are still many tasks that I have to deal with.
  • 2c) With the new approaches you can solve it. The (=with the extensions) it must be detachable! [How do you need two different sentences here?]

Last question:

“An error still exists in the system” – he/she I’m right now! (which would you recommend?) [I recommend a new sentence: I just lift it.]

I do Me [not me] sometimes hard, in certain verbs, in which Persons/Dings can show:

The journalist reports on the person (or the cases). About them (person/cases) he reports. [Yes, it’s okay.]

There is only one linguistic problem in the new round after prepositions: It’s uncommon to say, “I’m going into it (in bed)” or “I’m putting the book in it (in shelf).”

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