Міністерство освіти і науки, молоді та спорту України

Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка

Факультет міжнародних відносин

Кафедра іноземних мов

Серія: Іноземні мови

Випуск 28

Дзядик Ю.І.

Prepositions in the English Sentences

Практикум для студентів факультету міжнародних відносин

Львів – 2011

Міністерство освіти і науки, молоді та спорту України

Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка

Факультет міжнародних відносин

Кафедра іноземних мов

Серія: Іноземні мови

Випуск 28

Дзядик Ю.І.

Prepositions in the English sentences

Практикум для студентів факультету міжнародних відносин

Львів - 2011

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Introduction

English prepositions are usually short, pesky words that we hardly notice. These words are also troublesome because most of them are not explained by rules. In most cases, one simply has to remember which preposition goes with a certain headword and which goes before which object.

The practice book “Prepositions in the English Sentences” consists of Part one, Part two, Part three, Revision section and A glossary of prepositional phrases.

Part one invites students, as a warm-up-exercise section, to test themselves and see their own stock knowledge. Part two presents activity one and activity two exercises in which learners have either to choose one right preposition out of three or fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Part three is divided into activity blocs which include a set of three exercises in each bloc. Students have to fill in the gaps, translate the sentences from Ukrainian into English using prepositional phrases and replace each word/ phrase with the phrasal verb or prepositional phrase. Revision section offers further activities aimed at prepositions practice in the English sentences. A glossary of prepositional phrases is a practical advisor for the students.

This practice book is intended for the students of International Relations school, intermediate to upper-intermediate learners who wish to gain practice in this area of the English language. It is for class and self study. The arrangement of the book enables the learners to cover the material either in a systematic way, exercise by exercise, or in a selective one, since the activity sections are self-contained.

PART ONE.

Activity one.

Exercise 1. Test yourself. Underline the correct answer.

1. There is a proposal to impose taxes (to, on, in) text messages.

2. They received orders to eject illegal vendors (on, in, from) sidewalks.

3. The network received an award for its coverage (of, on, -) the ASEAN Summit.

4. The young team is bent (in, on, to) sweeping the series.

5. Straighten things (out, up, -) before holding a press conference.

6. One can see from the placards they are carrying that the strikers are (against, up against, about) a salary cap, a four-day week, and the no-work-no-pay policy.

7. It was agreed (upon, with, -) that there would be three raiding teams.

8. There is no stopping the oil companies (in, from, -) raising prices.

9. The finger of suspicion is pointed (to, on, at) the chief of security.

10. This is a popular song which may be familiar (to, with, for) everybody of you.

Exercise 2. Encircle the correct answer.

1. The records failed to shed light (to, into, on) the case.

2. Just ignore the black propaganda and continue (on, in, -) doing good work.

3. The Video and Film Regulatory Board is beefing (up, -, out) its anti-piracy campaign.

4. They hesitated to ask the president (for, with, -) favors.

5. Leila Barros has a girl-next-door quality that endears her (to, with, for) her fans.

6. The militants were caught (by, in, with) surprise by their leader’s call to surrender.

7. His rival’s victory was a big blow (on, to, for) his pride.

8. After turning (on, in, -) fifty points, the MVP was given a rest.

9. The secretary announced that he had good news (to, for, with) all scientists.

10. Two unseeded players qualified (for, to, -) the semi-finals.

Activity two.

There are some prepositions which indicate location: on, under, between, in, by, over, at, around.

Exercise 1. Test yourself. Fill in each blank with the correct preposition.

1. They found three more survivors _____ all the rubble.

2. The receptionist sat _____ his desk and answered telephone calls all morning.

3. We watched in amazement as the huge kites flew _____ our heads.

4. Amanda put the flowers she received for her birthday _____ a vase.

5. The rashes _____ Andrew’s wrist were caused by his watchstrap.

6. The crown _____ the winner’s head is made of pearls.

7. Peter put a sheet _____ his head and pretended to sleep.

8. Huge neon signs _____ high-rise buildings dotted the skyline.

9. Mawdoe put the greeting card he received _____ the pages of his magazine.

10. The mother lay down _____ her child and read him a story.