Identify the preposition.
In spite of its popularity, the Pony Express lasted only 18 months.
I'm stuck on this one:/ Please help.
This sentence has two prepositions. Check this list.
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Note that this list includes the two prepositions as one preposition.
Ok, thanks Ms. Sue!
You're welcome, Skating!
She went to the party in spite/ despite of her dislike for the host.
which sounds better in spite of or despite of
To identify the preposition in the given sentence, we need to locate a word that shows a relationship between other words in the sentence. In this case, the preposition is "of". It connects the noun "spite" with the noun phrase "its popularity".
Here's how you can break down the sentence to locate the preposition:
1. The sentence starts with the prepositional phrase "In spite of".
2. The word "spite" is a noun, and it is preceded by the article "the". So, "the spite" is a noun phrase.
3. The noun phrase "the spite" is followed by the preposition "of".
4. After the preposition "of", we have the noun phrase "its popularity".
Overall, the preposition "of" connects the noun phrase "the spite" with "its popularity" in the sentence.