These are helpful comments and much appreciated. After Craig's reading I'm
looking at nominal partitives to help explain this type of construction​.

And if I may ask a look at my reading of the following sentence: *Adherence
leads to inhibition*. In this case, "leads to" is a phrasal verb with "to"
as a particle.

Thank you again as always...


On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Hancock, Craig G <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>  I would agree but would add that ther second propsotional phrase is
> actually part of the first one. In other words, the adverbial prepositional
> phrase in the first sentence is not "throughout the course," but
> "throughout the course of this paper." When I am teaching it, I usually use
> the term "nesting." One prepositional phrase can nest inside another one.
> The same pattern holds for the second sentence.
>
>     This "of" construction is sometimes called "genitive of" because it
> can be paraphrased by a possessive construction. "Throughout this paper's
> course;" "a gender role conflict's scope."
>
>     Nested prepositions aren't at all limited to that: "A bird in a nest
> on the branch of a tree in a hole in the ground" (If I remember the child's
> poem right.)
>
>     The first sentence is also interesting because the subject is
> juxtaposed. The non-juxtaposed version would be "To examine what parameters
> of masculinity will be addressed throughout the course of this paper is
> prudent." I'm not in love with either version. I know it's out of context,
> but it seems harder to follow than the content warrants. (Who is doing the
> examining or the addressing? The same person who is saying it's prudent to
> do so? How about. "Out of prudence, I'll explain the parameters of
> masculinity I'll be addressing in the paper." The clearer it gets, the
> easier it is to amend it.
>
>
>  Craig
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>
> Hi,
>
> I would interpret the first prepositional phrase in each pair as an adverb
> answering the question “how” or “when”. The second prepositional phrase
> then works as an adjective, modifying the object of the first prepositional
> phrase and answering the question “which”.
>
> Sherry Saylors
>
>
>
> *From:* Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:
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> *Subject:* modifier question
>
>
>
> Hello to all... I'm hesitant on describing this construction (similar in
> both examples) and would be happy for your input. I see the two separate
> prepositional phrases in each sentence but want to be sure I'm identifying
> their individual roles (adverb/adjective?) correctly. Thank you and best
> wishes...
>
>
>
>
>
> ​... ​
>
> it is prudent to examine what parameters for masculinity will be addressed throughout
> the course of this paper
>
> ​...​
>
> ... can often be explained within the scope of a gender-role conflict...
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> John Chorazy
>
> English III Honors, AP Lit
>
> Advisor, *Panther Press*
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