Verbs followed by a preposition or particle A3
Prepositions:
| after | at | during | for | from | into |
| out of | to | with | of | without |
Prepositions are followed by a thing, place, person or prepositional phrase:
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after lunch
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without her luggage
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to the airport
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from the bank manager
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for you
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during working hours
(Adverb) particles
| ahead | home | aside | out |
| away | back | forward |
Particles are part of the verb:
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She’s going away.
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We need to move forward a bit..
Both prepositions and particles:
| about | across | along | (a)round | before | by |
| behind | down | inside | in | near | off |
| outside | over | on | past | through | under |
Can you pick out the particles and prepositions?
1. [Multiple choice]
Can you pick out the particle from among these prepositions?
Answers for Quiz [1].
- 1. after
- 2. at
- 3. during
- 4. for
- 5. from
- 6. out (correct)
2. [Multiple choice]
Which one is the preposition?
Answers for Quiz [2].
- 1. aside
- 2. home
- 3. out
- 4. forward
- 5. at (correct)
- 6. back
3. [Multiple choice]
Which one is the preposition?
Answers for Quiz [3].
- 1. forward
- 2. ahead
- 3. during (correct)
- 4. aside
- 5. away
- 6. back
4. [Multiple choice]
There is only one particle here. Which is it?
Answers for Quiz [4].
- 1. into
- 2. forward (correct)
- 3. to
- 4. of
- 5. at
- 6. out of
5. [Multiple choice]
Pick out the particle here!
Answers for Quiz [5].
- 1. out of
- 2. for
- 3. after
- 4. at
- 5. back (correct)
- 6. during
6. [Multiple choice]
Select the only preposition!
Answers for Quiz [6].
- 1. away
- 2. home
- 3. aside
- 4. out
- 5. out of (correct)
- 6. ahead