Prepositions

Grammar and Structure

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Are short words that are normally placed before nouns or pronouns. They can also be followed by verbs but should be in gerund form (ending in ing): He is talking of emigrating They succeeded in escaping

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English students usually has two problems when using prepositions:

hether prepositions are re!uired or not hich ones to use when is re!uired.

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"ne word prepositions:

About Above After Across Around As $efore $ehind $elow $y $eyond

despite down during e#cept for near ne#t with without including inside

opposite outside near ne#t

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Two world prepositions:

according to ahead of aside from because of close to due to e#cept for far from inside of %nstead of near to ne#t to out from out of outside of regardless of

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Three world preposition as far as as well as by means of in accordance with in addition to in case of in front of in place of in spite of on account of on behalf of on top of with regard to

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&omposition of: verb ' preposition( remaining after the verb on the sentence: The children % was looking after was playing with toys. hich flat did they break into ) $oth prepositions are of location meaning

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The use of for is for a period of time: for si# years( for two months( for ever At the beginning * at the End., in the beginning * in the end( At first * at last At the beginning of a book there is often a table of contents At the end of the chapter you will see some e#ercises At first we opposed the marriage but in the end we gave our consent

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&ombination of nouns ' prepositions ' gerund combinations are noted too:
%s there any chance*likelihood of changing his mind % am in favor of giving everyone a day off. +id you have any difficulty in renewing your visa )

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&lass E#ercise

%t was late (at * in) night when % heard the noise. % got (out of * outside) bed and decided to investigate. ,irst( % went (into * in) the living room and kitchen. Everything seemed to be "- in those rooms. Then % heard the noise (again * over). %t was coming from (out * outside)( so % put (on * off) my .acket( opened the door and went (into * out of) the backyard.

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/nfortunately( % had forgotten to (pick up * in) a flashlight on my way (inside * out) the door. %t was a dark night and there was a light rain falling. % couldn0t see much( so % kept stepping (into * onto) things in the yard. The sound continued to repeat and was coming (over * from) the area (on * in) the other side (to * of) the house. % slowly walked (through * around) the house to see what was making the noise. There was a small table (in * on) the porch which was (ne#t * near) to the wall.

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("n * To) top of this table was a bowl with some rocks (into * inside). A small mouse was trying to get (out * above) and was moving the rocks (around * through) the bowl making the noise. %t was very strange( but now % could go back (in * to) sleep1