The Preposition Book: Practice toward Mastering English Prepositions
The Preposition Book is intended as a thorough guide and workbook to address students’ questions and misconceptions regarding English prepositions and improve their ability to use prepositions fluently. The book comprehensively covers prepositions and also provides opportunities to practice many other essential points of English grammar and usage practice.\ \ The Preposition Book is organized by level of difficulty but was written for intermediate-level students. Many...
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The Preposition Book is intended as a thorough guide and workbook to address students' questions and misconceptions regarding English prepositions and improve their ability to use prepositions fluently. The book comprehensively covers prepositions and also provides opportunities to practice many other essential points of English grammar and usage practice.The Preposition Book is organized by level of difficulty but was written forintermediate-level students. Many exercises are included within each chapter, and Putting It Together and Expansion Exercises are designed to give students even more opportunity to practice. A Comprehensive Test appears at the end of each chapter.
An Important Note Regarding the Organization of the Text xIntroduction xiTo the Student xiTo the Teacher xiiHow to Learn Using The Preposition Book Software (Preposition Pinball and Other Games) xiiWhat Is a Preposition? xviiPrepositions for Daily Life 1Explanations 1One-Word Prepositions: in, on, at with Time 1One-Word Prepositions: in, on, at with Place 2One-Word Prepositions: beside, by, near 6Two-Word Prepositions: next to, close to, far from 7Explanations 5Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: at and to with Smile, Frown, Laugh, Talk, Speak, Sing 13Prepositions with Verbs Indicating Movement: Go, Walk, Drive, Travel, Leave 15Prepositions with Action and Non-Action Verbs: Home, Downtown, Here, There 16Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Go/Come Back, Look For, Look Up, Get Up, Put On, Take Off 20Expansion Exercises for Chapter 1 26Comprehensive Test 1 27Answers to Exercises in Chapter 1 29Prepositions for Daily Life and the Classroom 30Explanations 9One-WordPrepositions: in, at with Cities, Counties, States, Places Smaller than a City, General Locations with Activity, Places with a Visible Line or an Edge 30Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Be from, Come from, Arrive in, on, at, or 0 35Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Listen to 37Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Pay Attention to 37Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Shout at/to, Yell at/to, Holler at/to 39Explanations 14One-Word Prepositions: above, over, under, underneath, beneath, below 42Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Ask, Cost, Charge, Lend (to), Give (to), Send (to), Write (to), Buy (for), Make (for), Borrow from, Introduce to, Explain to, Repeat for, Translate for 44Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: at all 46Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Call On, Go On, Hand In, Hand Back, Tear Up, Kick Out 49Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: for good 50Expansion Exercises for Chapter 2 54Comprehensive Test 2 55Answers to Exercises in Chapter 2 57Prepositions for Relating Objects to One Another and for Simple Narrating 58Explanations 19One-Word Prepositions: of to Show Possession or to Show that One Noun (or Pronoun) Is Part of Another 58Common Preposition/Noun Combinations: Key to, Answer to, Damage to, Injury to 59One-Word Prepositions: for as an Exchange, as a Gift or Favor, as Purpose, as a Planned Part 63Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Absent from, Missing from, Sick of, Tired of, Good at, Bad at 65Explanations 23One-Word Prepositions: before, after, by 68One-Word Prepositions: for, since, until 73Two-Word Prepositions: prior to, subsequent to with Time 79Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Count On, Depend On, Put Off, Call Off, Show Up, Show Off 81Expansion Exercises for Chapter 3 85Comprehensive Test 3 87Answers to Exercises in Chapter 3 89Prepositions for Describing Places and Narrating Life Events 91Explanations 27One-Word Prepositions: around, along, down, through, toward(s), at, across, past, beyond 91Two-Word Prepositions: away from, across from 93Three-Word Prepositions: catty corner from/to 93Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: to or 0 with Compass Directions 97One-Word Prepositions: in the part, on the side, at the end 99One-Word Prepositions: by to Indicate Manner, to Answer a How Question, in Passive Voice 105Explanations 33One-Word Prepositions: in, on, by with Means of Transportation 107Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Recover from, Retire from, Graduate from, Resign from 111Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Get/Be Married to, Get/Be Divorced from, Get/Be Acquainted with, Get/Be Familiar with 111Common Preposition/Noun Combinations: Recovery from, Retirement from, Graduation from, Resignation from, Marriage to, Divorce from, Acquaintance with, Familiarity with 114Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Get Over, Leave Out, Turn On, Turn Off, Pass Away, Pass Out, Come To 118Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: by mistake, by chance, on purpose 123Expansion Exercises for Chapter 4 125Comprehensive Test 4 126Answers to Exercises in Chapter 4 128Prepositions for Viewing the World, Narrating Trips and Vacations, and Describing Emotions 130Explanations 39One-Word Prepositions: on, off as Opposites 130One-Word Prepositions: in, out as Opposites 131Two-Word Prepositions: out of Followed by a Noun 132Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Look Forward to, Look Back on, Take Advantage of, Get Along (with) 136One-Word Prepositions: on with Vacation, Trip, Picnic, and Break 140Explanations 44Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Have to Do with 141Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Be on, Be about, Talk about, Worry about, Think about 143Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Angry at, Mad at, Happy with, Pleased with, Scared of, Afraid of 145Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Get/Be Used to, Get/Be Accustomed to 147Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Composed of, Made of, Made from 154Expansion Exercises for Chapter 5 159Comprehensive Test 5 160Answers to Exercises in Chapter 5 162Prepositions for Cause and Effect and Opinion 163Explanations 49Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: at first 163Common Preposition/Noun Combinations: Effect on 167One-Word Prepositions: up, down 168Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Result in 169Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Object to, Insist on 171Common Preposition/Noun Combinations: Objection to, Insistence on 174Explanations 55Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Make Up, Come About, Bring About/On, Come Across, Find Out 177One-Word Prepositions: between, among 183Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Prefer X to Y, Choose X over Y 184Two-Word Prepositions: because of, due to 185One-Word Prepositions: for, against 187Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Opposed to 187Three-Word Prepositions: in favor of 188Expansion Exercises for Chapter 6 191Comprehensive Test 6 192Answers to Exercises in Chapter 6 194Prepositions for Exemplifying and Comparing/Contrasting 195Explanations 62Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: for example, for instance, to begin with, for one thing 195Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: in fact 203Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Different from, Similar to 204Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Differ from 205One-Word Prepositions: in to Connect a Quality or Quantity to a Related Noun 207Three-Word Prepositions: with respect to, with/in regard to to Connect a Quality to a Related Noun or to Mean about or Having to Do with 212Explanations 68Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: in contrast 214Three-Word Prepositions: in Contrast to, as Opposed to 214One-Word Prepositions: like, unlike 216One-Word Prepositions: despite 219Three-Word Prepositions: in spite of 219Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: on the one hand, on the other hand 220Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Take Up, Try Out, Try On, See Off, Take Off 225Expansion Exercises for Chapter 7 230Comprehensive Test 7 232Answers to Exercises in Chapter 7 234Answer Key to Comprehensive Tests 236
