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5. from 10. to 15. on 20. toCHART A2-2: PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS: A REFERENCE LIST• This chart provides a list of the preposition combinations used throughout Appendix 2. It’sdesigned as a quick and easy reference for students.

Index

B

A

Conjunctions (and, but, or, so),

105–106

Continuous verbs (

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Progressive verbs)

A/an,

144–145, 150

Be:

A

vs.

an,

144

in questions, 12

Contractions of verbs:

Accustomed to,

140

simple past (was, were),

15

with not:

simple present (am, is, are),

4

hasn’t, haven’t,

42

Active verbs, 131

isn’t, aren’t,

4

Adjective clauses (a man who lives),

154–164

Be about to,

38

Be

adjective, 73, 137

mustn’t,

96

Adjectives (good, beautiful),

defined, 73, 79

shouldn’t,

94

followed by that-clause (am sorry that),

following be,

79, 137

wasn’t, weren’t,

15

comparative (more/-er)

and superlative

186

Because,

109

won’t,

31

(most/-est),

117–118

Before,

25, 34

with nouns:

with much, a lot, far,

121

following get (get hungry),

140

Be going to,

29

have, has,

44

will,

31

nouns used as (a flower garden),

80

vs.

will,

33

participial (interesting, interested),

139

Be

-ing

(is/was eating),

4, 22

with pronouns:

Be

past participle (be interested in),

131,

am, is, are,

4

possessive (my, our),

84

had,

53, 95

Adverb clauses, 109

137 (

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Passive)

with because,

109

have, has,

42, 44

followed by noun clauses (be worried

with even though/although,

111

that),

186

would,

100

if-clauses, 34

Be supposed to,

142

since-clauses, 47

Better:

with question words, 61

time clauses (before he came),

25, 34, 47

and best,

118

who’s

vs.

whose,

64, 162

had better,

89, 95

Adverbs (quickly):

use of, 61

like . . . better,

100

Could,

90

Be used to/accustomed to,

140

past ability, 90

(most/-est),

117–118, 120, 124

But,

105–106

frequency (always, sometimes),

7

in polite questions, 93–94

midsentence (still, already),

50

possibility, present/future, 91

By:

negative,

(seldom, never),

7

followed by -ing (by doing),

172

Count/noncount nouns, 143–153

A few/a little,

147

noncount nouns, 145–146, 148

with passive (by-phrase), 131, 134

with reflexive pronoun (by myself),

84

After,

25, 34

D

A little/a few,

147

vs.

with,

172

Dependent clause, 155 (

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Adjective

A little

(bit),

121

clauses; Adverb clauses; Noun

C

A lot,

much,

far,

121

clauses)

Can,

90

A lot

(of),

147

Different from,

127

ability, 90

Alike,

127

Direct speech (

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Quoted speech)

Almost,

116

permission, 91

Distance (to . . . from, how far),

66

polite question, 93, 94

Already,

44, 50

Do

as main verb in what-questions, 63

Although,

111

Capitalization, 152

Does,

do,

did:

Clauses, defined, 25 (

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Adjective

Always,

etc. (frequency adverbs), 7

in negative (I don’t . . . . ),

4, 15

Am,

is,

are

-ing

(am eating),

4

clauses; Adverb clauses;

If-clauses;

with have to,

96

Noun clauses; Time clauses)

And,

104–105

in questions (Did you . . . ?),

4, 15, 57–58

auxiliary verbs following, 107

Commas:

with what,

63

with parallel verbs, 38

with adverb clauses, 25, 109

in short answers (Yes, I do),

12, 15, 57

in connecting ideas:

with

so, too, either, neither,

108

Double comparatives (the sooner, the better),

with and,

104

with subject–verb agreement, 79

124

Another,

85–86

with

but

and

or,

105

vs. periods, 104

Anymore,

50

E

-Ed

(asked, played),

15, 19

Apostrophe (Tom’s),

83

in quoted speech, 188

Articles (the, a, an),

150

past participle, 19, 42

in a series, 105

Comparatives

(more/-er),

117–118, 120

as adjective (a confused person),

139

As . . . as

comparisons, 116

pronunciation, 17

not as . . . as

vs.

less,

122

with adjectives and adverbs, 118

Ask if,

191

spelling, 18

double (the more . . . the more),

124

with modifiers, 121

Either,

108

As soon as,

25, 34

with nouns, 123

Enough,

177

At,

as preposition of time, 78

repeated (more and more),

123

-Er/more

and -est/most,

117–118, 120

Auxiliary verbs:

Comparisons, 114–129

Even though,

111

after and

and

but,

38, 107–108

Ever,

7

modal, 89

as . . . as,

116

in questions, 58

Every,

79

comparatives (more/-er),

117–118, 124

same, similar, different, like, alike,

127

Expressions of quantity (some, many),

147,

in short answers to yes/no questions, 57

in tag questions, 71

superlatives (most/-est),

117–118, 124

150

F

Nouns, defined, 73

spelling, 18–19

Far,

much,

a lot,

121

In order to,

176

used as adjectives (a flower garden),

80

count/noncount (chairs/furniture),

Interested

vs.

interesting,

139

143–153

For

(purpose) (I went home for lunch),

176

Intransitive and transitive verbs, 133

plural forms, 8, 75, 79

For

and since

(time) (I stayed for two days),

Irregular noun plurals (tomatoes, fish),

75, 83

43–44, 47–48

possessive (Tom’s),

83

Irregular verbs (eat, ate, eaten),

20

For

(someone)

to do (something),

with it

(It

as subjects and objects, 77

It,

to express distance (It is two miles . . .),

66

is important for you to study),

174

It

infinitive (It is easy to do),

173–174

O

It

take

(length of time), 66

Frequency:

Object pronouns, personal (him, them),

82

Its

vs.

it’s,

84

adverbs (always, sometimes),

7

in adjective clauses (whom I met),

expressions (a lot, every day),

66

156–157

J

questions about, with how often,

66

Objects:

Just

(as . . . as),

116

From . . . to,

to express distance, 66

of a preposition (on the desk),

77

L

Future time, 28–40

of a verb (is reading a book),

75

The least,

124

be going to

and will,

29, 31, 33

On,

as preposition of time (on Monday),

78

Less . . . than,

122

in

if-clauses, 34

One of

plural noun, 124

Let’s,

99

immediate (be about to),

38

Or,

105

Like,

alike,

127

using present verbs to express (It begins

Other,

85–86

Like . . . better,

100

tomorrow),

36–37

Ought to,

88, 94

in time clauses (Before he comes, we

P

A little bit,

121

will . . . .),

34

Parallel structure with

and, but, or,

104–105

Logical conclusion, 97

G

with verbs (walks and talks, is walking and

M

Gerunds (riding, working),

166

talking),

38

Main clause, 25, 109, 155

following prepositions, 171

Particles, in phrasal verbs (put away),

194

Many/much,

147

as subjects (Riding horses is fun),

173

Participial adjectives (interested

vs.

May,

89, 91

verbs followed by (enjoy working),

166,

interesting),

139

permission, 91, 93

168

Partitives (

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Units of measure)

polite question, 93

Get

adjective/past participle (get hungry,

Passive (It was mailed by Bob),

131

possibility, 32, 91

get tired),

140

by-phrase, use of, 131, 134

Maybe,

32, 94

Get used to/accustomed to,

140

modal auxiliaries (should be mailed),

136

vs.

may be,

91

Go

-ing

(go shopping),

167

stative (is married),

137

Measure, units of (a cup of, a piece of),

149

summary of forms, 131, 136

H

Midsentence adverbs (usually, seldom),

7, 50

Past habit (I used to live in . . . .),

26

Habitual past (used to do something),

26

Might,

89, 91

Past participles, 19, 42

Had:

Modal auxiliaries, 88–101 (

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as adjectives (be tired, be surprised),

137

contracted with pronouns, 95

individual items)

following get (get tired),

140

in past perfect (She had already eaten),

53

in passive, 136

vs.

-ing (interested

vs.

interesting),

139

Had better

(You’d better study), 89, 95

More/-er . . . than,

117–118, 120

of irregular verbs, 20

Have,

auxiliary in present perfect (They

The most/-est,

117–118, 124

in passive, 131

have eaten),

42, 47

Much,

a lot,

far,

121

Past perfect (had left),

53

progressive vs. non-action, 12

Must,

89

Past progressive (was eating),

22

Have got to,

89, 96

logical conclusion, 97

Past time, 14–27 (

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Tenses)

Have to,

89, 96

necessity, 96

Period, 104

do not have to,

96

Must not,

96

Personal pronouns (she, him, they),

82

Helping verbs (

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Auxiliary verbs;

N

Phrasal verbs, 194

Negatives; Questions; individual

Nearly,

116

intransitive, 196

items)

Negatives:

list, 197

How,

65, 67

nonseparable, 194

adverbs (seldom, never),

7

how about,

70

separable, 194

be

not,

4

how far,

66

be

not

going to,

29

three-word, 197

how long,

66

past progressive (was/were not),

22

Plural nouns, 8, 75 (

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Singular and

how often,

66

present perfect

(has/have not),

42

plural)

Polite questions, using modals (May I? Would

I

present progressive (am/is/are not),

4

should

not (shouldn’t),

94

If-clauses, 34

you?),

93–94

expressing future time in, 34

simple past (did not),

15

Possessive:

as noun clauses, 185, 191

simple present (does/do not),

4, 12

in adjective clauses (whose),

162

will

not (won’t),

31

nouns (Tom’s),

83

If/whether

in noun clauses, 185, 191

Immediate future (be about to),

38

pronouns and adjectives (mine,

my),

84

(

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Contractions of verbs)

Prefer,

100

Imperative sentences (Stop!),

98

Neither,

108

Prepositional phrases (on the desk),

77

In,

as preposition of time, 78

Non-action (nonprogressive) verbs (know,

Prepositions (at, from, under),

defined, 73

want, belong),

12

Independent clause, 155

combinations with verbs and adjectives,

Noncount nouns (furniture, mail),

145–146,

Indirect speech (

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Reported speech)

148–149