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PREPOSITION


Exercise 1 : Preposition - Place

Choose the correct answer.





1. The pen is ................ notebook. (near, under)









2. The red ball is ................ the dog. (behind, on)








3. The bithday presents are ................ the table. (near, on)






4. The apple is ...................... book and pen. (under, between)








5. Two people are .................. the green car. (above, in)








6. My brother is sitting ....................... the computer. (in front of, under)




(Adapted from: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=597)



Exercise 2 : Preposition - Time

Fill in the correct prepositions.

1. Peter is playing tennis .................. Sunday.

2. My brother's birthday is .................. the 5th of November.

3. My birthday is ............ May.

4. We are going to see my parents ................ the weekend.

5. ............. 2005, a great tsunami happened in Asia.

6. I do not like walking alone in the streets ................... night.

7. What are you doing ................ the afternoon?

8. My friend has been living in Canada ................ two years.

9. I have been waiting for you ................ seven o'clock.

10. I will have finished this essay ................. Friday.


Answers:

1. on 2. on 3. in 4. at 5. in 6. at 7. in 8. for 9. since 10. by


(Adapted from : http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?02)



Exercise 3 : Preposition- Direction

Choose the right answers.





1. The library is ............................. the department store.

a. at the back of

b. opposite

c. one block away from

d. between the supermarket and


2. The train station is ............................. the post office.

a. behind

b. on the side of

c. in front of

d. next to


3. ......................... is down the Linkin street from the post office.

a. The cafe

b. The theater

c. The bakery

d. The grocery store


4. The theater is on the one side of the bookstore, while ........................ is on the other side of it.

a. the department store

b. the bakery

c. the parking lot

d. the library


5. The grocery store is ........................... the theater.

a. down the Regent Street from

b. one block away from

c. two blocks away from

d. opposite


Answers : 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B

(Adapted from :http://efreeway.avcenter.ntu.edu.tw/grammar/grammar20exercise/exercise/G_prepositiondirection_001.htm)



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ADJECTIVE


Exercise 1:

Complete the sentences with the appropriate words.


1. Amalin never helps with the housework. She is so .......................... .

2. Ah Meng rarely gets angry with people. He is usually ...................... and understanding.

3. Muthu is very ...................... . I am sure you will like her when you meet him.

4. The teacher felt very ............................... when all her students passed the exam.

5. My friend, Raina is very ....................... . She is good at learning things.

6. People who push in front of you in queues are very ........................!

7. My sister Marisa is ............................... . I am the opposite. I am very outgoing.

8. My brother Faiz is very .............................. . His bedroom is always tidy.

9. Ailyn is a good friend. She has been very ........................ to me.

10. Lis Alisa is very ........................... girl. She has been chosen as Malaysia Next Top Model.



Answers : 1. lazy 2. friendly 3. easygoing 4. proud 5. clever 6. impolite 7. shy 8. tidy
9. kind 10. gorgeous


Exercise 2:

Find the opposites.


1. Mean - ( generous, bright)

2. Rude - ( polite, moody)

3. Clever - ( silly, bossy)

4. Outgoing - ( easygoing, shy)

5. Lazy - ( serious, hardworking)


Answers: 1. generous 2. polite 3. silly 4. shy 5. hardworking


(Adapted from : http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2941)


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Notes on Prepositions

Prepositions???

Now,let's have a look at prepositions. What prepositions are?


Preposition can be define as words that show the relationship between other words and phrases in a sentence. Prepositions convey the following relationships: agency (by); comparison (like, as . . . as); direction (to, toward, through); place (at, by, on); possession (of); purpose (for); source (from, out of); and time (at, before, on)

For examples: in and out, above and below, to and from

Prepositions for location :

Eg: "under the table"

Prepositions for direction :

Eg: "to the south"

Prepositions for time :

Eg: "past midnight"

The Preposition

Recognize a preposition when you see one.

Prepositions are the words that indicate location. Usually, prepositions show this location in the physical world. Check out the three examples below:

The puppy is on the floor.

The puppy is in the trashcan.

The puppy is beside the phone.

On, in, and beside are all prepositions. They are showing where the puppy is.

Prepositions can also show location in time. Read the next three examples:

At midnight, Jill craved mashed potatoes with grape jelly.

In the spring, I always vow to plant tomatoes but end up buying them at the supermarket.

During the marathon, Iggy's legs complained with sharp pains shooting up his thighs.

At midnight, in the spring, and during the marathon all show location in time.

Because there are so many possible locations, there are quite a few prepositions. Click here to see the complete list.

about above according to across after against along along with among apart from around as as for at because of before behind below beneath beside between beyond but* by by means of

concerning despite down during except except for excepting for from in in addition to in back of in case of in front of in place of inside in spite of instead of into like near next of off on

onto on top of out out of outside over past regarding round since through throughout till to toward under underneath unlike until up upon up to with within without

* But is very seldom a preposition. When it is used as a preposition, means the same as but except—Everyone ate frog legs but Jamie. But usually functions as a coordinating conjunction.

Understand how to form a prepositional phrase.

Prepositions generally introduce prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases look like this:

preposition + optional modifiers + noun, pronoun, or gerund

Here are some examples:

At school

At = preposition; school = noun.

According to us

According to = preposition; us = pronoun.

By chewing

By = preposition; chewing = gerund.

Under the stove

Under = preposition; the = modifier; stove = noun.

In the crumb-filled, rumpled sheets

In = preposition; the, crumb-filled, rumpled = modifiers; sheets = noun.

Realize that some prepositions also function as subordinate conjunctions.

Some prepositions also function as subordinate conjunctions. These prepositions are after, as, before, since, and until. A subordinate conjunction will have both a subject and a verb following it, forming a subordinate clause.

Look at these examples:

After Sam and Esmerelda kissed goodnight

After = subordinate conjunction; Sam, Esmerelda = subjects; kissed = verb.

As Jerome buckled on the parachute

As = subordinate conjunction; Jerome = subject; buckled = verb.

Before I eat these frog legs

Before = subordinate conjunction; I = subject; eat = verb.

Since we have enjoyed the squid eyeball stew

Since = subordinate conjunction; we = subject; have enjoyed = verb.

Until your hiccups stop

Until = subordinate conjunction; hiccups = subject; stop = verb.

If you find a noun [with or without modifiers] following one of these five prepositions, then all you have is a prepositional phrase. Look at these examples:

After the killer calculus test

After = preposition; the, killer, calculus = modifiers; test = noun.

As a good parent

As = preposition; a, good = modifiers; parent = noun.

Before dinner

Before = preposition; dinner = noun.

Since the breakup

Since = preposition; the = modifier; breakup = noun.

Until midnight

Until = preposition; midnight = noun.

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Notes on Adjectives..!

I love adjectives. I do not have a tons of reasons why I love adjectives but I guess it is because I use adjectives in most of my everyday life. Let's get to know adjectives, which absolutely will help in your daily life.

Here is a simple notes to be understood.

ADJECTIVE

Adjectives describe or give information about nouns or pronouns.

For example:-

The grey dog barked. (The adjective grey describes the noun "dog".)

The good news is that the form of an adjective does not change. It does not matter if the noun being modified is male or female, singular or plural, subject or object.

Some adjectives give us factual information about the noun - age, size, colour etc (fact adjectives - can't be argued with). Some adjectives show what somebody thinks about something or somebody - nice, horrid, beautiful etc (opinion adjectives - not everyone may agree).

If you are asked questions with which, whose, what kind, or how many, you need an adjective to be able to answer.

There are different types of adjectives in the English language:

• Numeric: six, one hundred and one
• Quantitative: more, all, some, half, more than enough
• Qualitative: colour, size, smell etc.
• Possessive: my, his, their, your
• Interrogative: which, whose, what
• Demonstrative: this, that, those, these

!Note - The articles a, an, and the and the possessives my, our, your, and their are also adjectives.

Opinion

Adjectives can be used to give your opinion about something.

good, pretty, right, wrong, funny, light, happy, sad, full, soft, hard etc.

For example:

He was a silly boy.

Size

Adjectives can be used to describe size.

big, small, little, long, tall, short, same as, etc.

For example:

• "The big man." or "The big woman".

Age

Adjectives can be used to describe age.

For example:

• "He was an old man." or "She was an old woman."

Shape

Adjectives can be used to describe shape.

round, circular, triangular, rectangular, square, oval, etc.

For example:

• "It was a square box." or "They were square boxes."

Colour

Adjectives can be used to describe colour.

blue, red, green, brown, yellow, black, white, etc.

For example:

• "The blue bag." or "The blue bags"

Origin

Adjectives can be used to describe origin.

For example:-

• "It was a German flag." or "They were German flags."

Material

Adjectives can be used to describe material.

• "It was a cotton cushion." or "They were cotton cushions."

Distance

Adjectives can be used to describe distance. l -- o -- n -- g / short

long, short, far, around, start, high, low, etc.

For example:

• "She went for a long walk." or "She went for lots of long walks."

Temperature

Adjectives can be used to describe temperature.

cold, warm, hot, cool, etc.

For example:

• "The day was hot." or "The days were hot."

Time

Adjectives can be used to describe time.

late, early, bed, nap, dinner, lunch, day, morning, night, etc.

For example:

• "She had an early start."

Purpose

Adjectives can be used to describe purpose. (These adjectives often end with "-ing".)

For example:

• "She gave them a sleeping bag." or "She gave them sleeping bags."

!Note - In each case the adjective stays the same, whether it is describing a masculine, feminine, singular or plural noun.

When using more than one adjective to modify a noun, the adjectives may be separated by a conjunction (and) or by commas (,).

For example:

• "Her hair was long and blonde." or "She had long, blonde hair."

More examples:

Adjective	Pretty	Serious	Fast	Quiet
Example	She was a pretty girl.	He was a serious boy.	It was a fast car.	They were quiet children.

!Note - Adjectives that go immediately before the noun are called attributive adjectives.

Adjectives can also be used after some verbs. They do not describe the verb, adverbs do that. Adjectives after a verb describe the subject of the verb (usually a noun or pronoun). They are called predicative adjectives.

For example:

• "David looks tired." The subject (in this case David) is being described as tired not the verb to look.

(Adapted from: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/adjectivetext.htm)



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