phénomène de la préposition orpheline

le phénomène de la préposition orpheline
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
noun phrase
a. preposition stranding
L'anglais autorise le phénomène de la préposition orpheline dans de nombreuses questions, comme dans « What are you looking for? »English allows preposition stranding in many questions, as in "What are you looking for?"
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