The Preposition Book: Practice toward Mastering English Prepositions

by Tom Cole

Overview

ThePreposition Book is intended as a thorough guide and workbook to address students’ questions and misconceptions regarding English prepositions and improve their ability to use prepositions fluently.  The book comprehensively covers prepositions and also provides opportunities to practice many other essential points of English grammar and usage practice.
 
The Preposition Book is organized by level of difficulty but was written for
intermediate-level students.  Many exercises are included within each chapter, and Putting It Together and Expansion Exercises are designed to give students even more opportunity to practice.  A Comprehensive Test appears at the end of each chapter.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780472031665
Publisher:	University of Michigan Press
Publication date:	09/11/2006
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	449,224
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.80(d)

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