Posts Tagged ‘Prepositions’
Prepositions of time – at / on / in 2
Compare these three sentences: I left at six o’clock.He left on Thursday.They left in October.You left in 2003. At is used for the time of day: at eight o’clock at dinnertime at midday at sunrise On is used for days and dates: on Saturday on Saturdays on July 4th 2008 on Easter Day on her…
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Compare these three sentences: I arrived at six o’clock.He arrived on Thursday.They arrived in October.You arrived in 2003. At is used for the time of day: at five o’clock at lunchtime at midday at sunrise On is used for days and dates: on Monday on Mondays on 21st January 2008 on Easter Day on her…
Read MorePrepositions ‘opposite’ and ‘in front of’
Opposite describes a position or place situated on the other or further side, facing…. In front of describes a position or place situated just ahead or further forward, or on the front part or side. Can you put in opposite or in front of? 1. [Multiple choice] I live ………………. the cinema. (In…
Read MoreVerbs with prepositions and particles A6
Rules about verbs + particles 1) Some verbs with particles don’t have objects: Sit down! Look out! 2) If the verb is followed by an adverb particle and an object, the particle usually follows the object: He put the files away.They gave these questionnaires out.(Also in this case: they gave out these questionnaires.) 3)…
Read MoreVerbs followed by prepositions and particles A5
Phrasal verbs followed by a particle
Read MoreVerbs followed by a preposition or particle A4
a) Verbs with prepositions + an objectThe preposition normally follows straight after the verb: They got off the boat. I ran up the road. Look at those children! She fell in the lake. He sat on the table. b) Verbs with prepositions + a pronoun object. The preposition precedes the pronoun object, the same way…
Read MoreVerbs 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: after lunch without her luggage to the airport from the bank manager for you during working hours (Adverb) particles ahead home aside out away back forward Particles are part…
Read MoreVerbs followed by a preposition or particle A2
In the verbs selected for this exercise, the verb and preposition or particle together have a new meaning which cannot be guessed from their two separate meanings: I need to work out how much tax I should have paid. (work out = calculate / discover) Verbs + a preposition / particle whose meaning is new…
Read MoreVerbs followed by a preposition or particle A1
Group A – verbs with a dependent prepositionThese verbs have dependent prepositions which do not add to the verb, but are grammatically necessary: She suffers from headaches. Groups B and C – verbs + a particle A particle looks like a preposition but is actually part of a verb cannot move in ways that prepositions…
Read MorePrepositions + nouns 3
Go to grammar bank Home 1. [Match] See if you can deduce which phrase or preposition fits each phrase! (To bump into each other – informal – to meet by chance) Answers for Quiz [1]. 1. ON THE SAME (correct) 2. FROM (correct) 3. FOR A (correct) 4. IN (correct) 5. BY (correct)…
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