APPENDIX 2 PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS (2) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR APPENDIX 2 PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS

 

PREPOSITION COMBINATION: GROUP A   EXERCISE 2. Preposition combinations. (Group A) Directions: Complete the sentences with prepositions. 1 Mr. Porter is nice _____ to _____ everyone. 2 Kathy was absent ___________ class yesterday. 3 Are you ready ___________ the test? 4 I'm angry ___________ Greg 5 Are you afraid ___________ dogs? 6 Sometimes people aren't kind ___________ animals. 7 One inch is equal ___________ 2.54 centimeters 8 I'm thirsty ___________ a big glass of water. 9 Joe has good manners. He's always polite ___________ everyone. 10 I'm not familiar ___________ that book. Who wrote it? 11 Children ask "Why?" a lot. They are curious ___________ everything. 12 Anna got a good job that pays well. I'm very happy ___________ her. 13 Anna is very happy ___________ getting a new job. 14 Jack's thermos bottle is full ___________ coffee.   EXERCISE 3. Review: preposition combinations. (Group A) Directions: Make up a review quiz for a classmate. On a separate piece of paper, write sentences with the preposition combinations in Group A, but omit the preposition. Leave a blank for a classmate to write in the correct preposition. When your classmate has finished the quiz you wrote, correct his or her answers. Example: 1. Are you afraid ______ loud noises? 2. It’s important to be nice ______ other people. 3. (Etc.)   SELF-STUDY PRACTICE. Group B. Directions: The prepositions in the column on the left are the correct completion for the blanks. Follow the same steps you used for Group A on page 454.

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