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The preposition de is normally used to introduce an infinitive after the following verbs:

The preposition en is used after the following (and other) verbs:

4.A clause: Antes venía porque me obligaban. "I used to come because they forced me to."

2.5Adverb phrases are normally of the structure with the modifier another adverb: muy bien "very well". An adverb phrase with más "more" or menos "less" as modifier has the meaning of the English comparative or superlative of an adverb: más tarde "later"; menos bien "less well".

Phrases consisting of pronoun, or verb may also be used adverbially: en el zaguán saludó a la portera "he greeted the janitress in the main entrance".

2.6Preposition phrases normally consist of an adverb (or equivalent phrase) followed by a preposition: junto a' "together with"; a pesar de "in spite of".

2.61Prepositional phrases are used in Spanish where in English two or more nouns can be combined to form compound nouns : máquina de coser "sewing machine"; ropa para caballeros "men's wear"; neumático de repuesto "spare tire".

2.7Conjunction phrases usually consist of an adverb or preposition or equivalent phrase followed by a subordinate conjunction (normally que "that"): para que "in order that"; sin que "without".

3.0The clause is the basic unit of the sentence in Spanish as in English. Clauses are either major or minor; major clauses are the customary normal