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Expansion Exercises for Chapter 1 26

Comprehensive Test 1 27

Answers to Exercises in Chapter 1 29

Chapter 2 Prepositions for Daily Life and the Classroom 30

Part C Explanations 9–13

9. One-Word Prepositions: in, at with Cities, Counties, States,

Places Smaller than a City, General Locations with Activity,

Places with a Visible Line or an Edge 30

10. Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Be from, Come from,

Arrive in, on, at, or ø 35

11. Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Listen to 37

12. Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Pay Attention to 37

13. Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Shout at/to, Yell at/to,

Holler at/to 39

Part D Explanations 14–18

14. One-Word Prepositions: above, over, under, underneath, beneath,

below 42

15. 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

16. Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: at all 46

17. Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Call On, Go On, Hand In,

Hand Back, Tear Up, Kick Out 49

18. Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs:

for good 50




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Chapter 3 Prepositions for Relating Objects to One Another and forSimple Narrating 58

Part E Explanations 19–22

19. One-Word Prepositions: of to Show Possession or to Show that

One Noun (or Pronoun) Is Part of Another 58

20. Common Preposition/Noun Combinations: Key to, Answer to,

Damage to, Injury to 59

21. One-Word Prepositions: for as an Exchange, as a Gift or Favor,

as Purpose, as a Planned Part 63

22. Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Absent from,

Missing from, Sick of, Tired of, Good at, Bad at 65

Part F Explanations 23–26

23. One-Word Prepositions: before, after, by 68

24. One-Word Prepositions: for, since, until 73

25. Two-Word Prepositions: prior to, subsequent to with Time 79

26. Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Count On, Depend On,

Put Off, Call Off, Show Up, Show Off 81




Chapter 4 Prepositions for Describing Places and Narrating LifeEvents 91

Part G Explanations 27–32

27. One-Word Prepositions: around, along, down, through,

toward(s), at, across, past, beyond 91

28. Two-Word Prepositions: away from, across from 93

29. Three-Word Prepositions: catty corner from/to 93

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30. Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: to or ø with Compass

Directions 97

31. One-Word Prepositions: in the part, on the side, at the end 99

32. One-Word Prepositions: by to Indicate Manner, to Answer a How

Question, in Passive Voice 105

Part H Explanations 33–38

33. One-Word Prepositions: in, on, by with Means of

Transportation 107

34. Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Recover from,

Retire from, Graduate from, Resign from 111

35. Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Get/Be Married to,

Get/Be Divorced from, Get/Be Acquainted with, Get/Be Familiar

with 111

36. Common Preposition/Noun Combinations: Recovery from,

Retirement from, Graduation from, Resignation from, Marriage

to, Divorce from, Acquaintance with, Familiarity with 114

37. Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Get Over, Leave Out,

Turn On, Turn Off, Pass Away, Pass Out, Come To 118

38. Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: by mistake,

by chance, on purpose 123




Chapter 5 Prepositions for Viewing the World, Narrating Trips andVacations, and Describing Emotions 130

Part I Explanations 39–43

39. One-Word Prepositions: on, off as Opposites 130

40. One-Word Prepositions: in, out as Opposites 131

41. Two-Word Prepositions: out of Followed by a Noun 132

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42. Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Look Forward to,

Look Back on, Take Advantage of, Get Along (with) 136

43. One-Word Prepositions: on with Vacation, Trip, Picnic , and

Break 140

Part J Explanations 44–48

44. Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Have to Do with 141

45. Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Be on, Be about,

Talk about, Worry about, Think about 143

46. Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Angry at, Mad at,

Happy with, Pleased with, Scared of, Afraid of 145

47. Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Get/Be Used to,

Get/Be Accustomed to 147

48. Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Composed of,

Made of, Made from 154




Chapter 6 Prepositions for Cause and Effect and Opinion 163Part K Explanations 49–54


at first 163

50. Common Preposition/Noun Combinations: Effect on 167

51. One-Word Prepositions: up, down 168

52. Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Result in 169

53 Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Object to,

Insist on 171

54. Common Preposition/Noun Combinations: Objection to,

Insistence on 174

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Part L Explanations 55–61

55. Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Make Up, Come About,

Bring About/On, Come Across, Find Out 177

56. One-Word Prepositions: between, among 18357. Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Prefer X to Y,

Choose X over Y 184

58. Two-Word Prepositions: because of, due to 185

59. One-Word Prepositions: for, against 187

60. Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Opposed to 187

61. Three-Word Prepositions: in favor of 188




Chapter 7 Prepositions for Exemplifying andComparing/Contrasting 195

Part M Explanations 62–67

62. Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: for example, for instance, to begin with, for one thing 195


in fact 203

64. Common Preposition/Adjective Combinations: Different from,

Similar to 204

65. Common Preposition/Verb Combinations: Differ from 205

66. One-Word Prepositions: in to Connect a Quality or Quantity to a

Related Noun 207

67. 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

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Part N Explanations 68–74


in contrast 214

69. Three-Word Prepositions: in Contrast to, as Opposed to 21470. One-Word Prepositions: like, unlike 216

71. One-Word Prepositions: despite 219

72. Three-Word Prepositions: in spite of 219

73. Prepositions that Join Other Words to Act as Adverbs: on the one

hand, on the other hand 220

74. Two-Word Verbs and Multi-Word Verbs: Take Up, Try Out, Try On,

See Off, Take Off 225




Answer Key to Comprehensive Tests 236

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