Grammar
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- Phrasal Verbs Based On Give
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- Lesson On Prepositional Verbs
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- When Is A Phrasal Verb Not A Phrasal Verb?
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Grammar
Random stories - Prepositional verbs
Here's a little story to give you some practice in prepositional verbs, although I'm afraid it's unlikely to win me a contract with Mills and Boon. It is designed as a follow-up to the lesson on prepositional verbs, where it originally appeared. You might want to do the lesson first. You can find it here.
Fill the gaps with the correct prepositions.
Part 1
for · on · of · into · after · under · towards · to
| She bumped (1) him one day at the university library where she was working (2) her thesis. She was studying part-time, working (3) her Master's degree. He recognised her and asked (4) the health of one of her colleagues, saying that he hadn't seen him around recently, and asking what had become (5) him. And so they got chatting. |
| He wasn't really the type she usually went (6) , but there was something in his smile that she really warmed (7) . They went for a coffee and she soon fell (8) the spell of his charm. He invited her to the cinema and suggested that he call (9) her with his car after work. His infectious laugh began to grow (10) her, and after a few more dates she had completely fallen (11) him. |
| But it didn't take long for it to dawn (12) her that his charm was just a facade, and that he wasn't what she had imagined at all. |
Part 2
into · with · through · for · without · at · to
| There were too many evenings when she had to go (1) his company because he had to 'work late', too many weekends when he had to go on 'business trips'. And she didn't exactly take (2) the idea of such a solitary lifestyle. |
| When she burst (3) tears during an argument after one of these trips, he launched (4) a tirade about how she didn't trust him, saying that she had to allow (5) the demands of his career, and telling her that when you enter (6) a relationship you have to work (7) it. |
| Luckily she saw (8) his lies before she got too involved. She realised that there was no point in trying to stick (9) a relationship that was going nowhere, that was perhaps even heading (10) disaster. She decided she wasn't going to stand (11) his excuses any more, and that the best thing was to finish (12) him now, before she got in too deep. And so she did. |
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Answers to the exercises
- Part 1 - 1. into, 2. on, 3. towards, 4. after, 5. of, 6. for, 7. to, 8. under, 9. for, 10. on, 11. for, 12. on
- Part 2 - 1. without, 2. to, 3. into, 4. into, 5. for, 6. into, 7. at, 8. through, 9. at, 10. for, 11. for, 12. with
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- Should And Ought To
Modal verbs: Should and Ought There is hardly any difference in meaning between should and ought. Both express duty, obligation, advice. It must be remembered that ought is always followed by to + infinitive. Patterns. Read and memorize! John should...
- Avoid Common Mistakes In English
Some mistakes made by foreigners while speaking English are more common than other ones. I hope this might help some of you and reading it will take only a few seconds... Let’s get started.To tell and to sayWe will learn the usage of the verbs 'to...
- Phrasal Verbs Based On Give
Word image made with Wordle There are relatively few phrasal verbs based on the verb give, but some of them have more than one meaning. Test your knowledge with these exercises. If you get stuck, you can check their meanings at the Oxford...
- Lesson On Prepositional Verbs
What is a prepositional verb? Good question! It depends on who you ask, as the definition of prepositional verb seems to be somewhat elastic. They are sometimes seen as corresponding to one of the four classic categories of phrasal verb, and that...
- When Is A Phrasal Verb Not A Phrasal Verb?
When it's a 'prepositional verb', apparently. Or - how they moved the goalposts when I wasn't looking. This post started off life as a small peeve in another post, but has now grown into a full-scale rant about how the writers of English...