The Preposition Book: Practice toward Mastering English Prepositions

Table of Contents

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