At present, yes.
Presently, no.
"Up the hill went Jack and Jill?"
You mean,
"Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water.Jack fell down and broke his crown,And Jill came tumbling after."
Ahh semantics.
I will concede that it all comes down to what part of the world and generation one is taught.In some places it's perfectly fine for prepositions to lead the sentence (As in the US, for example).My main point is this, when the preposition is removed the subject is not lost. So, why have the preposition? It seems to be unnecessary filler in some cases.KernSE
Starting a sentence with a preposition is fine; it just adds somewhat of a poetic/storytelling feel to said sentence.
It is allowed to start a sentence with a preposition. One such sentence might be: "Over the clouds flew the airplane, and no one saw it at all from below."
You can only start a sentence with "At" as a preposition if you have something to make an independent clause. For instance, you can't just say "At the store," that's a sentence fragment. It would have to be, "At the store, I need to buy some things."
The preposition in the sentence "This present is from Martha and him" is "from."
Yes, a sentence can start with a preposition. This is known as a prepositional phrase, which typically provides additional information about the subject of the sentence. For example, "In the morning, I like to go for a run."
No, the object of a preposition cannot be the subject of a sentence. The object of a preposition is a noun or pronoun that comes after a preposition in a sentence. The subject of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb.
It is allowed to start a sentence with a preposition. One such sentence might be: "Over the clouds flew the airplane, and no one saw it at all from below."
You can only start a sentence with "At" as a preposition if you have something to make an independent clause. For instance, you can't just say "At the store," that's a sentence fragment. It would have to be, "At the store, I need to buy some things."
Incomplete, you wouldn't want to start a sentence with a preposition.
There is no preposition in that sentence. The aeroplane flew in the sky. 'In' is a preposition in this sentence
In the sentence "Who asked for the textbook?," the preposition is the word FOR. Who is not a preposition; it is a pronoun.
By is a preposition, it is used to start a prepositional phrase as in, "I walked by the water."
The preposition in the sentence "This present is from Martha and him" is "from."
The preposition is about; the object of the preposition is riots.
Yes, a sentence can start with a preposition. This is known as a prepositional phrase, which typically provides additional information about the subject of the sentence. For example, "In the morning, I like to go for a run."
No, the object of a preposition cannot be the subject of a sentence. The object of a preposition is a noun or pronoun that comes after a preposition in a sentence. The subject of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb.
Yes, it is possible to start a sentence with a preposition like "On top of the counter." This type of sentence structure is common in informal writing or spoken language, but it is generally avoided in formal writing.
The preposition in this sentence is the word "at". As this word helps show and focus the sentence to the main subject, or point in the sentence, it is the only preposition.