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Grammar: Prepositions

Module 3. Prepositions

Before you start

2. The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel, constructed during 1887-9
and opened in 1889 for the World Fair held in Paris that year. It is located on the
Champs de Mars in the west of Paris and was for many years the tallest building in
the city. Many Parisians hated the structure at first but now it is a national symbol.
Visitors can go up to the top of the Tower by means of a series of lists. There
are visitor attractions and cafes/restaurants on the first two floors, and an amazing
view from the third.
The Tower is open every day of the year from 9.30 in the morning until 11.00
or 12.00 at night, when it is illuminated with over 20,000 light bulbs!
3. A
1. The monument is just behind the petrol station. You can`t miss it.
2. The dispute worsened because of solicitors getting involved.
3. From what they said on the weather forecast, we`re in for a good weekend.
4. Apart from dismantling the lighting, the bank took only fifteen minutes to
pack up
5. I`ve been offered the job in Helsinki that I applied for.
6. I`ll see you at 6.30. I`ll be waiting in the theatre if it`s raining.
7. Hurry up and get into the car! We`re going to be late.
8. The museum will close early today due to staff illness
B
1. You could hear the sonic boom of Concorde as it flew over the house
2. The zookeeper calmly walked up to the lion and took the bag out of its
mouth.
3. Is the rank of sergeant behind the rank of corporal in the British army?
4. There`s a new soap opera starting tomorrow on BBC2.
5. The walking tour will have to leave right on time in order to cover the
itinerary.
6. Honestly, that new manager is awful; she behaves like a dictator!
7. Louis was unable to name one true friend among all his acquaintances.
8. The hotel`s bedding is made of only the finest cottons and linens.
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9. Prepositions and prepositional phrases

Practice
1.
1. Water will be made available for hospitals and schools throughout the crisis.
2. The rescuers pulled the boy from well by means of a rope.
3. The journey time has been reduced to just under three hours.
4. Didn`t you recognize her? She was sitting almost opposite the man with the
beard.
5. Please have your account number to hand before calling the mobile phone
helpline.
6. What was the name of the TV series in which that actor appeared last year?
7. The solution the solicitors had devised depended on my agreeing not to
reveal the total amount paid.
8. After she`d shut the door, she didn`t move expect to take off her hat.
9. ‘I lent that book to someone else’. ‘Who did you lend it to?’
10. We regret to inform you that your work does not meet the standart to which
we aspire
2.
1. Of which
2. From where
3. Having
4. Only about
5. It
6. With which the house were decorated
7. Going
8. To enjoy
10. Prepositions of place and movement
Practice
1.
1. Arc de Triomphe
2. Champs-Elysees
3. Chaillot Palace (Trocadero)
4. Eiffel Tower
5. Place de la Concorde
6. Tuileries Gardens
7. Musee d`Orsay
8. Louvre
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9. Palais de Justice
10.Place du Tertre (Montmartre)
11.City Hall
12.Bastille prison (opera house)
2.
1. Before
2. At
3. Against
4. Under
5. In
6. Across
7. In
8. Up to
9. Across
10.On
11.Over
12.In front of
3.
1. Over
2. In
3. Out of
4. In
5. Across
6. Along
7. By
8. Into
9. In
10.On
11.Above
12.Beneath
13.Up to
14.On
15.Down
16.At
17.Between
18.Opposite
19.On
20.In
21.In
22.Under
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23.To
24.Through
25.At