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PREPOSITIONS connect a noun or pronoun to other words. Aprepositional phrase contains a preposition (at, in, of, with, etc.), itsobject (a noun or pronoun), and any adjectives.
PREPOSITION OBJECTafter work
of themwithout a doubtunder the old porch stairs
INTERJECTIONS express strong feeling.
Hey! You left your credit cards in the phone booth.Oh, she did not properly format this letter.
Simple Form Past Past Participlebe was, were beenbecome became becomebegin began begunblow blew blownbreak broke brokenbring brought broughtbuild built builtbuy bought boughtcatch caught caughtchoose chose chosencome came comecut cut cutdive dove (dived) diveddo did donedraw drew drawndrink drank drunkdrive drove driveneat ate eatenfall fell fallenfeed fed fedfeel felt feltfight fought foughtfind found foundfly flew flownforget forgot forgottenforgive forgave forgiven
Simple Form Past Past Participlefreeze froze frozenget got gotten (got)give gave givengo went gonegrow grew grownhave had hadhear heard heardhide hid hiddenhold held heldhurt hurt hurtkeep kept keptknow knew knownlay laid laidlead led ledleave left leftlet let letlie lay lainlose lost lostmake made mademean meant meantmeet met metpay paid paidput put putquit quit quitread read read
Simple Form Past Past Participleride rode riddenring rang rungrise rose risenrun ran runsay said saidsee saw seenseek sought soughtsell sold soldsend sent sentset set setshake shook shakenshine shone (shined) shone (shined)sing sang sungsit sat satsleep slept sleptspeak spoke spokenspend spent spentspring sprang sprungstand stood stoodsteal stole stolenstrike struck struckswim swam swumtake took takenteach taught taughttear tore torntell told told
Simple Form Past Past Participlethink thought thoughtthrow threw thrownunderstand understood understoodwake woke (waked) woken (waked)wear wore wornwin won wonwind wound woundwrite wrote written
consequently means as a resultfurthermore means in additionhowever means in contrastinstead means in place ofmeanwhile means at the same timenevertheless means in contrastotherwise means as an alternativetherefore means for that reason
about beside offabove between onacross by overafter during through(out)against except toalong for towardamong from underaround in untilat into upbefore like withbehind of without
Transparency 30: Common Expressions with Prepositions (cont.)
Expression Examplediffer with (a person) On that point, I differ with the medical
technician.displeased with She is displeased with all the publicity.fond of We are all fond of Sam’s grandmother.grateful for (something) Jim was grateful for the two test review
sessions.grateful to (someone) We are grateful to the plumber for
repairing the leak on Sunday.identical with This watch is identical with hers.interested in George is interested in modern art.interfere with Does the party interfere with your study
plans?object to She objects to the increase in the state
sales tax.protect against This vaccine protects people against the
flu.reason with Don’t reason with a hungry pit bull.reply to Did the newspaper editor reply to your
letter?responsible for Omar is responsible for marketing.shocked at We were shocked at the damage to the
buildings.similar to That popular song is similar to another
one I know.specialize in The shop specializes in clothing for large
men.succeed in Gandhi succeeded in freeing India from
British rule.take advantage of Let’s take advantage of that two-for-one
paperback book sale.worry about I no longer worry about my manager’s