Ins and Outs of Prepositions A Guidebook for ESL Students

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ISBN: 9780764147289

ISBN-10: 0764147285

ISBN-13: 9780764147289

Edition: 2nd 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Jean Yates

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This book, now in its revised second edition, was written primarily for ESL students. However, it's also useful in remedial English courses presented on high school and college freshman levels. Students of English as a second language quickly discover that English is unlike their native tongue in the many ways it uses prepositions. The majority of other languages have relatively few prepositions, each of them serving many different communication purposes. English is different in that it has dozens of prepositions, none having exact equivalents in other languages. This book offers practical guidelines for correct preposition usage, and provides hundreds of examples that incorporate English…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Publication date: 8/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 8.00" wide x 11.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Author Information Jean Yates, Ph.D. is an experienced teacher of Spanish and successful author of Spanish language-learning grammars and materials for Spanish-speaking learners of English.



Introduction



The Prepositions


How to Use Part One



about



above



across



after



against



ahead of<sup>*</sup>



along



among



around



as



at



back to<sup></sup>/back from<sup></sup>



before



behind



below



beneath



beside



besides



between



beyond



but



by



close to<sup>*</sup>



despite/in spite of<sup>*</sup>



down



during



except



far from<sup>*</sup>



for



from



in



in back of<sup>*</sup>



in front of<sup>*</sup>



inside



instead of<sup>*</sup>



into



like



near



next to<sup>*</sup>



of



off



on



onto



on top of<sup>*</sup>



opposite



out



outside



over



past



through



throughout



to



toward



towards



under



underneath



until



up



with



within



without



Prepositions by Function


Time


Location


Direction


Number


Weather


Source of Information


Affiliation


Description


Wearing


Topic


Recipient


State


Separation


Attitude


Behavior



Using Prepositions


Prepositional Phrases


Prepositions in Questions


Prepositions in Noun Clauses


Prepositions in Adjective Clauses


Phrasal Verbs


Prepositions as Prefixes in Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs



Answers and Glossary


Answers to Exercises


Glossary