APPENDIX 2 PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS (3) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR APPENDIX 2 PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS

 

PREPOSITION COMBINATION: GROUP B EXERCISE 4. Preposition combinations. (Group B) Directions: Complete the sentences with prepositions. 1 I borrowed this dictionary __________ Pedro. 2 Could you please help me __________ these heavy suitcases? 3 Sue, I'd like to introduce you __________ Ed Jones. 4 You shouldn't stare __________ other people. It's not polite.' 5 Do you believe __________ ghosts? 6 Are you laughing __________ my mistake? 7 I admire my father __________ his honesty and intelligence. 8 I argued __________ Anna __________ politics. 9 I discussed my educational plans __________ my parents. 10 I applied __________ admission to the University of Massachusetts. 11 We're leaving __________ Cairo next week. 12 Mrs. Wertz smiled __________ her grandchildren.   SELF-STUDY PRACTICE. Group C. 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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