Preposition Tuesday, 25 September 2007 eko@stikom.edu

Preposition Usage In adverbial phrases that show time, place, and other relationship e.g.: in the morning; on Pennsylvania Avenue: to the park; by the student; across from the bank After certain nouns e.g.: a cause of; a reason for; a solution to After certain adjectives and participle e.g.: different from; aware of; disappointed in After certain verbs e.g.: combine with; rely on; refer to In phrasal prepositions e.g.: according to; together with; instead of In certain set expression e.g.: by far; in general; on occasion; at last

Preposition Errors in Test Errors in preposition choice 1. The pitch of a (A) tuning fork depends (B) of the (C) size and shape of (D) its arms. 2. The Alaskan Pipeline (A) runs (B) between Prudhoe Bay on the Artic Coastal Plain to the (C) port of Valdez, a (D) distance of 789 miles. 3. Candles were (A) mankind’s chief (B) source of illumination (C) since at (D) least 2,000 years Incorrect inclusion/ omission of prepositions 1. (A) According many critics, Mark Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn is his (B) greatest work and is (C) one of the greatest American (D) novels ever written 2. (A) Some of the (B) most of spectacular waterfalls (C) in the eastern United states (D) are found in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania