Prepositions 3 (verb + preposition) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 |

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[Prepositions 3 (verb + preposition) #2]
FOCUS: The use of prepositions
Use the corpus to solve the following exercises.

Remember that you can sort the concordances by right or left word.

1) Search for "talking" and "speaking" in the corpus; which of the following prepositions can be found to follow both verbs?
with
to
about
all three

2) In the corpus, which of the following verbs is NOT immediately followed by the preposition "after"? (Remember to include all forms of the verb in your search.)
look
search
call

3) According to the corpus results can you "phone to" somebody in English?
yes
no
yes, but only in formal contexts

4) Search for "calling to" in the corpus; the expression typically has which of the following meanings?
to telephone somebody
to speak loudly to somebody
to make a visit to somebody

5) Search for "shouted" in the corpus; for "shout" to acquire the meaning of "shout so that people can hear you" you need which of the following prepositions?
at
to
for
all three

6) If you want something to hit somebody or something, which of the following combinations would you typically use?
throw to (search string: "throw * to")
throw at (search string: "throw * at")
throw on (search string: "throw * on")

7) In the corpus, which of the following expressions typically has the meaning of "tell somebody not to forget"?
remind somebody of (search string: "remind* * of")
remind somebody on (search string: "remind* * on")
remind somebody about (search string: "remind* * about")

8) According to the corpus results; do you typically accuse somebody FOR, OF, or ABOUT something? (Search strings: "accuse* * for", "accuse* * of", "accuse* * about")
for
of
about


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