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prepositions (7): -ing forms and infinitives

Posted July 9, 2019 by SHRweB 637 0 8

Prepositions are not normally used before infinitives in English. After verb/ noun/adjective + preposition, we usually use the -ing form of a following verb. He insisted on being paid at once, (NOT He insisted on to be paid ..-.) I don’t like the...

prepositions (1): introduction

Posted July 7, 2019 by SHRweB 706 0 4

meanings and use It is difficult to learn to use prepositions correctly in a foreign language. Most English prepositions have several different functions (for instance, one well- known dictionary lists eighteen main uses of at), and these may...

prepositions (6): before conjunctions

Posted July 9, 2019 by SHRweB 584 0 1

Prepositions can be followed by conjunctions in some cases but not in others.indirect speech: prepositions dropped before thatPrepositions are not used directly before the conjunction that. In indirect speech – after words that refer to...

prepositions (2): after particular words and expressions

Posted July 8, 2019 by SHRweB 542 0 5

It is not always easy to know which preposition to use after a particular noun, verb or adjective. Here are some of the most common combinations which cause difficulty to students of English. Alternatives are sometimes possible, and American and...

across, over and through

Posted July 10, 2019 by SHRweB 687 0 6

on/to the other side of (line): across and overAcross and over can both be used to mean ‘on or to the other side of a line, river, road, bridge, etc’.His village is just across/over the border.See if you can jump across/over the stream. high...