PREPOSITIONS
You should be very proud __________ yourself. You've worked hard this term.
of
Turn the machine off! That alarm means it can't _____ working properly.
BE
Ivory is a smooth material that can be found in the tusks of mammals. Elephants, walruses, hippos and whales are the primary sources of ivory. Because it is so _______(VALUE) and expensive, ivory has been traded around the world for centuries.
VALUABLE
I explained, "The game won't be so easy".
I explained that the game wouldn't be so easy.
I don't know what the weather will be like tomorrow. We want to go swimming.
We will go swimming if it tomorrow if the weather is nice.
You don't seem very enthusiastic ______ the party - don't you want to go tonight?
about
James Bond is an English secret agent created by the British novelist Ian Fleming, ______ started out as a journalist and later worked in the Foreign Office.
WHO
The test was ___________ easy. We were finished in no time. (SURPRISE)
surprisingly
Dad said, "Don't drive so fast !"
Dad advised me not to drive so fast
I don't have time to help you.
If I had more time, I would help you.
Ever since her illness, she just can't cope ______ the stress of work.
with
I gave up my seat on the bus_____ that an old woman could sit down.
SO
They are doing some research on the ________ of nuclear weapons. (DESTROY)
destruction
He asked me, "Did you see John yesterday?"
He asked me if I had seen John the day before.
Don't smoke. You can get a lung cancer.
If you smoke, you get a lung cancer.
I'd like to talk it ______ with my wife first.
over
As soon as you start to realize _____ little you understand the new culture, life _____ get frustrating.
HOW, CAN
After a few days, the family reported the ____________ to the police. (APPEAR)
disappearance
Mary said, "I have just come back from Europe."
Mary said that she had just come back from Europe.
Mary didn't come so we didn't watch this new film.
If Mary had come, we would have watched this new film.
He left home after falling ___________ his parents.
out with
Students of English all ________ the world are aware that ______ are differences ______ British and American English.
OVER/AROUND, THERE, BETWEEN
The soldier _______ the orders and was immediately discharged. (OBEY)
disobeyed
She asked us, "Who do you normally visit on Sundays?"
She wanted to know who I normally visited on Sundays.
Arsenal lost. Their goalkeeper didn't play well.
If Arsenal's goalkeeper played well, They wouldn't have lost the match.