1. Preposition Tuesday, 25 September 2007

2. 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

3. 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