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difficult prepositions #1 (permalink) Wed Dec 26, 2007 16:02 pm   difficult prepositions
 

Fill in the blank with the suitable prepositions:

1.The excercise was...the abilities....most....the class.

2.Students were angry...being treated...children.

3.We can only guess...her reason...leaving.

4.Her father's illness cost a cloud...her wedding.

PLEASE DO THIS EXCERCISE FOR ME.
I FIND SOME OF THEM ARE VERY DIFFICULT.
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difficult prepositions #2 (permalink) Wed Dec 26, 2007 18:05 pm   difficult prepositions
 

Hi,

Why don't you try them first?

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difficult prepositions #3 (permalink) Wed Dec 26, 2007 21:31 pm   difficult prepositions
 

I think that you might have made a mistake in sentence 4. Maybe "cast a cloud" ?

Actually, you can do most of it by solely using any comprehensive on-line dictionary. :)
Just try looking up words like "angry" and "reason" and pay attention to the preposition(s) they go together with.
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DIFFICULT PREPOSITIONS #4 (permalink) Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:25 am   DIFFICULT PREPOSITIONS
 

I don't know .In my excercise book it says so.Can you explain to me what the phrase "cast a cloud" means.But however this is my answer:
1.Beyond;of;of.
2.about;???(I don't know what to put to the second blank :oops: )
3.????;for.
4.on(I guess so;just for sure 50%)
After reading my answer please send a reply to me as soon as possible.Thank you.
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difficult prepositions #5 (permalink) Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:44 am   difficult prepositions
 

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'Cast' means throw, put-- to cast a cloud over something is an idiom meaning to create an unhappy atmosphere, to introduce an unpleasant element into a situation.

1.Beyond;of;of -- Right!
2.about;like
3at / (about);for
4.over
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difficult prepositions #6 (permalink) Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:53 am   difficult prepositions
 

Hi, MM

Can we say just We can only guess her reasons for leaving? Because we can say "I guessed the answer" or "Can you guess what his name is" ?

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difficult prepositions #7 (permalink) Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:09 am   difficult prepositions
 

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Yes, but the student was asked to supply a preposition in this thread topic.
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