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A. The Structure of Prepositions
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According to | According to his words Mike is a gifted artist. | |
As to (as for) | As for your lexical test, I am really pleased with the results. | |
because of | - | She didnt accept the invitation because of her splitting headache. |
by means of | She found a lot of friends by means of the Internet. | |
due to | , , - | Due to his hard work Peter entered the university. |
for the sake of | Every year the Browns go to the Crimea for the sake of their kids. | |
in case of | In case of robbery ring up 102 | |
in connection with | Take my warmest congratulations in connection with your birthday party | |
in spite of, despite smth | In spite of rainy weather they went for a walk. Despite piercing pain in her ankle she went to the ball. | |
instead of | She bought apples instead of oranges. | |
on account of | , - | On account of her illness she had to miss the conference |
thanks to | Thanks to her patience he recovered. |
Exercise 1. Complete the following prepositional phrases by choosing a word from the list below.
a cost, the influence agreement, the benefit, answer, the compliments, behalf, good terms, reference, means, peace, pity, |
1. at a cost of
2. at ___________ with
3. by ___________ of
4. for ___________ of
5. in ___________ with
6. in ____________ to
7. on ___________ of
8. on ___________with
9. out of ________ for
10. under _________ of
11. with __________ to
12. with __________ of
Exercise 2. Complete the following prepositional phrases by choosing a word from the list below.
account, addition, common, exchange, favour, odds, regard, respect, the exception, the expense, the sake, virtue |
1. 1. in ___exchange_____ for
2. 2. in _______________ with
3. 3. in _______________ to
4. 4. in _______________ of
5. at _______________ with
6. at _______________ of
7. with _____________ to
8. with _____________ of
9. for ______________ of
10. out of ___________ for
11. on ______________ of
12. by ______________ of
B. Prepositions of Time:
at | at five oclock, at dawn, at noon, at lunch, at night, at the weekend, at Christmas, at Easter | , , , , , , , |
in | in June, in 2007, in the evening, in spring, in nineties, in a minute | , 2007, , , 90-, |
on | on weekdays, on Christmas Day, on Wednesday, on Tuesday evening, on May 10, on a sunny day | , , , , , |
by | by the end of the year, by 5 p.m., by September | , , |
during | during the party, during his spring recess | , |
for | for three days, for a couple of weeks | , |
after | after lunch | |
fromtill | from dusk to dawn, from 6 till 8, from May till July | , 6 8, |
since | since evening, since then | , |
within | within an hour, within a month | , |
Exercise 1. Insert the necessary prepositions of time:
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1. | I left work ______ ten o'clock last night. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
2. | I saw Bob in the street ______ yesterday. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
3. | I didn't get time to come and visit you ______ last Tuesday. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
4. | He used to be a regular visitor ______ Tuesdays. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
5. | I phoned her up and spoke to her ______ Wednesday morning. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
6. | I last saw him ______ the beginning of September. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
7. | I saw him sometime ______ June. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
8. | Were you at the last meeting ______ July 13? | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
9. | We bought the company ______ Thursday, 22 May. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
10. | I spoke to her ______ three weeks ago. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
11. | I bought this computer ______ the start of the summer. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
12. | I bought this computer ______ the summer. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
13. | I bought this computer ______ last summer. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
14. | This style was very popular ______ the 1970's. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
15. | They were very popular ______ the middle of the 19th Century. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
16. | I was still at school ______ 1993. | |||||||||
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d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
17. | I met him ______ January of last year. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
18. | I knew John Brown quite well ______ when I was at university. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
19. | I took over this job ______ the middle of last year. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
20. | I was in a meeting ______ all day yesterday. | |||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||
b) | on | |||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||
d) | (no preposition) | |||||||||
JOKE TIME
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ü Patient: Doctor! Doctor! I think Im a dog.
ü Doctor: Sit down, please.
ü Patient: I cant. Im not allowed on the furniture.
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences with the prepositions in, on, at:
1. I'm going there ____ Monday.
2. The meeting's ____ the third of June.
3. The course starts ____ the autumn.
4. I'm going away _____ Easter.
5. She was born ___ 2002.
6. It happened ____ Wednesday.
7. It was popular ____ the 1990s.
8. I'm going skiing _____ Christmas.
9. ____ the weekend.
10. Ill call you back ____ a minute.
Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences with during, for, while:
1. She's going to study abroad ____ the summer.
2. Something funny happened _____ the lecture.
3. It happened ____ I was away.
4. Do it ____ you can.
5. _____ I was coming here it was starting to rain.
6. He's been working _____ three weeks.
7. I fell asleep _____ the film.
8. Did you see Tom _____ your vacation?
9. We talked _____ an hour.
10. _____ our stay in London, we visited a lot of museums.
11. What did you do _____ you were in London?
12. I think I need to study French _____ a few months before I go there.
13. I broke my arm _____ I was playing squash.
14. He broke into tears _____ the film.
15. Could you hold on _____ a few moments?
Exercise 3. Insert the necessary prepositions of time :
1. Jane is arriving ___ January 26 ___2 o'clock ___the afternoon.
2. It snows here every year ___December. We always go outside and play in the snow ___Christmas day.
3. Michael is leaving ___Friday ___noon.
4. Lisa started working for her law firm ___1991.
5. Franklin began working on the project ___yesterday.
6. Normally, ____New Year's Eve, it's tradition to kiss the one you love ___midnight.
7. Don't be ridiculous; there were no telephones ___the seventeenth century! The telephone was invented ___the 1870s.
8. The plane leaves ___tomorrow morning ___8:00 a.m.
9. The hills here are covered with wildflowers ____early spring.
10. We met at the restaurant ____6:30 and stayed ____10:30.
Exercise 4. Insert the prepositions of time:
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C. Prepositions of Place
2) at - , , ( ); The car is at the house. - , ( - ): She is at the meeting now. | |
Tom is waiting for his sister at the bank. | |
Sue spent the whole afternoon at the market. | |
2) on There is a new roof on the house. | |
Three players are practicing on the field. () | |
The frost made patterns on the window. |
3) in ( -) The house is in the county. | ||
There are five rooms in the house, which has a lovely fireplace in the living room. | ||
A face appeared in the window. |
a) The children are playing in the street. | |
b) Our house is on Third Street. | |
c) He declared bankruptcy last week, and now he's out on the street. | (This is an idiom meaning that he's poor.) |
Exercise 1. Insert the necessary prepositions of place:
1. I live ___________ Australia.
on at in by
2. The bank is __________ the supermarket.
next beside to side next to
3. The file is ____________ the table.
under down bottom
4. There is a restaurant _______________ the Empire State Building.
top on the top of above over
5. The bridge goes __________ the river.
above over through across
6. There's a good film __________ the screens.
by with to on
7. Paris is __________ France.
in to by at
8. Versailles is __________ Paris.
next by near at
Exercise 2. Write the correct prepositions of place:
1. I met Christine..... university.
2. Don't believe everything you read..... newspapers.
3. Christian isn't here. He's..... work.
4. Kurt's office is..... the second floor.
5. There were a lot of people..... the party.
6. Frank met Maria..... the way to work.
7. Susanne is..... a meeting.
8. I had a meal..... the train.
9. My children are..... home.
10. This is the best cake..... the world!
JOKE TIME
Man: Whats the best way to remove paint from a chair?
Shopkeeper: Sit down on it before its dry.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions:
Student A: Student B:
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d) | of | |||||||||||
Karin: I don't see it. I only see tomatoes. Karl: It's _______ the tomatoes. | ||||||||||||
a) | in | |||||||||||
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c) | next | |||||||||||
d) | into | |||||||||||
Karin: It's not here. Karl: Oh, look ____ the refrigerator. | ||||||||||||
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d) | in | |||||||||||
Karin: I don't see any garlic. Karl: Look ______ the beer. | ||||||||||||
a) | at | |||||||||||
b) | behind | |||||||||||
c) | in | |||||||||||
d) | through | |||||||||||
Karin: It's not there. Karl: Look on the floor. Maybe it's _______ the table. | ||||||||||||
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d) | in | |||||||||||
Karin: No, it's not there either. Karl: Maybe it fell _______ the stove and the refrigerator. Look there. | ||||||||||||
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Karl: Did you find it? Karin: Yes, but it wasn't ______ the refrigerator and the stove. | ||||||||||||
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Karl: Where was it? Karin: It wasn't ______ the refrigerator. | ||||||||||||
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Karl: Was it _____ the table? | ||||||||||||
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Karin: No, it was _____ my hand! | ||||||||||||
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Exercise 4. The preposition quiz:
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1. I am . work. | |
2. We are sitting .the park. It is a nice day. | |
3. My car is parked.. the parking lot. | |
4. Our house is ..the end of the street. | |
5. My sister lives.the 6th floor. | |
6. The books are ..the bag. | |
7. The books arethe table. | |
8. There are a lot of books .the library. | |
9. I called their house, but nobody was .home. | |
10. There is a beautiful picture .the wall. | |
11. The clock fell..floor. I have to pick it up. | |
12. Come sit . the table. It is time to eat. | |
13. There is a lot of food. the refrigerator | |
14. The cookies are . the top shelf. | |
15. The computer is .the table. | |
16. The horse is .the stables. | |
17. Is your name .the mailbox? | |
18.Are your children . the 2nd grade? | |
19.Is anyone going to wait for me ..the door? |
Exercise 5. Describe the picture using the suitable prepositions:
1. There are several pictures _____ the wall.
2. There are two pillows _____ the bed.
3. There's a towel hanging _____ the wall.
4. There's a towel hanging _____ a hook.
5. There's a chair _____ the bed and the table.
6. There's a jug _____ the table.
7. There are some coats _____ the bed.
8. You can see a light _____ the window.
9. There's a door _____ the left.
10. There's nothing _____ the bed.