Prepositional Phrases

A C o m p lete th e b la n k s w ith th e p re p o s itio n s in , o n o r at.

__________ a farm __________ the right/left __________ __prison ___________ __ a queue

__________ work __________ the North __________ __ the back of ___________ __ school

__________ town __________ 17 Walkley Road __________ __ the door ___________ __ the suburbs

__________ university __________ the outskirts __________ __ the mountains ___________ __ rows/a row

__________ the country __________ an island __________ __ the crossroads ___________ __ Park Avenue

B Read th e sentences a n d c o m p le te th e m w ith th e p re p o s itio n s in , o n o r at.

1 My brother is working part-tim e___________ the hospital.

2 There is a TV s e t___________ the corner of the room.

3 James s its ___________ the fro n t of the class.

4 They went on a boat rid e ___________ the river.

5 Homeless people sleep___________ the streets of most major cities.

6 He had to stay___________ hospital for a week after his operation.

7 My girlfriend is waiting for m e___________ the corner.

8 The robbers parked their c a r___________ fro n t o f the bank.

C Read th e sentences a nd c o m p le te th e m w ith th e p re p o s itio n s in , on, at, by, for, fro m o r o u t.

1 You can hand in your assignments___________ Tuesday____________ the very latest.

2 A tattoo is ___________ life. So, think carefully before deciding on having one done.

3 Kick-off is in tw enty minutes, s o ___________ the meantime, do your warm-up exercises.

4 the beginning, I didn’t want to have a p a rty ____________my birthday, but now I’ve changed my mind.

5 Typewriters are already___________ o f date.

6 You should read the in trod uctio n___________ the beginning of the book.

7 now on, no one is allowed to enter the school building during the lunch break.

8 I haven’t seen Michael___________ ages, so I’m going to visit h im ________ the weekend.

9 It’s a pity I have to remain indoors___________ such a nice day.

10 I can’t talk to y o u ___________ the moment. Ring me back____________ a while.

11 It’s difficult to see the moon in the s ky___________ day.

12 I’m really worried about Sam. He should have been here___________ now.
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Read the sentences on the left and m atch the phrasal verbs w ith their definitions on the right b y w ritin g the
correct num b er in the box next to each definition.

GET
1 Jo e w as a fussy p e rs o n and difficult to get on /along with.
escape
2 T h e police s u r r o u n d e d the build in g, m a k in g it difficult for the crim in als
o v e rc o m e
to get away.
m a n a g e to live
3 He a lw ays gets away with his bad behavio ur.
have a g o o d relationship
4 A large p e rc e n ta g e of the p o p u la tio n get by on v e r y little m oney.
avoid being punished
5 It took Betty m o n th s to get over h er f a th e r’s death.

B PULL, THROW
1 T h e authoritie s de cla re d the b u ildin g unsafe and had it pulled down
get rid of sth unwanted
immediately .
demolish
2 A stra ng e rattling noise forc ed the d riv e r to pull over o n t o the hard m o v e closer to the side

shoulder. of the road and stop (for

vehicles)
3 It w as tim e I threw out / away m y old trainers. T h e y w e re torn.

Words with Prepositions

A Com plete the blanks w ith prepositions.

Adjectives Nouns Verbs

amazed a de scrip tion distinguish re m in d sb sth

careful a failure e x o e rim e n t sth (=teii sb again to do sth)

crowded a search glance re m in d sb sb/sth

(= seem sim ilar to sb/sth)

fed up a solu tion he a r sb/sth

(=have inform ation about) smile

re a dy

satisfied hear sb specialise

(-h a v e new s fro m ) stare

join vote

re gard sb/sth

B Read the follow ing sentences and com plete them w ith prepositions.

1 M u st I a lw ays remind y o u _______________ the need to follow the p r o p e r p roc e du re ?

2 I h a v e n ’t heard _______________ Lisa for o v e r t w o w e e k s now.

3 T h e police released a description_______________ the w a n t e d man.

4 T h e park w a s crowded _______________ enthusiastic te e na ge rs ce le bra ting the end of the school year.

5 T h e r e m u s t be a solution_______________ y o u r p ro b le m .

6 “I’m a failure_______________ life,” de cla re d the f a m o u s a cto r to his a d o rin g fans.

7 In s o m e cult ures staring _______________ pe op le is co n sid e re d offensive.

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8 Have you heard ____________ the latest medical discovery?

9 A final search____________ evidence at the scene of the crime proved fruitless.

10 You remind m e ____________ myself when I was your age.

Grammar Revision (Relative Clauses - Clauses of Time)

See Grammar Review page 148 ,

A Read the text belo w and complete each blank with one word. A ll the missing w ords are relative pronouns
or adverbs.

Marilyn Monroe, (1 )___________________________ was one of the world’s most famous film stars, was born in 1926.

Marilyn, ( 2 ) ___________________________ real name was Norma Jean Baker, had a miserable childhood. She grew up

in Los Angeles, ( 3 ) ___________________________ she spent most of her early years in foster homes. That’s

( 4 ) ___________________________ she still felt lonely even when she became famous. She worked as a model and also

played minor roles in various films before making “Niagara”, the film ( 5 ) ___________________________ made her very

popular. In 1954 she married Joe di Maggio, with ( 6 ) ___________________________ she entertained American troops

fighting in Korea. She went on to make many films, some of ( 7 ) ___________________________ were very successful such

as “Some Like it Hot”, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “ Bus Stop”. Her film career ended tragically in 1962,

( 8 ) ___________________________ she died at the age of th irty six.

B Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

1 Celia was driving to the airport, she realised that she had left her passport at home.
A As soon as B As C During D Until
2 I will have finished studying___________________________ the film starts.
A until B while C by the time D once
3 The audience started clapping___________________________ the singer came on stage.
A by the time B the moment C while D just
4 Peter won’t leave___________________________ he has finished all his work.
A until B by C just as D when
5 I haven’t heard from h im ___________________________ we finished school.
A before B as soon as C after D since
6 Jane was working as a jo u rn a list___________________________ she was writing her first book.
A during B while C just as D once
7 My mother used to c r y ___________________________ she heard this song.
A by the time B the moment that C whenever D until
8 The police officer returned my driving licence___________________________ he had checked it.
A just as B until C while D after
9 She burst out laughing___________________________ she saw the clown.
A as soon as B since C until D while
10 we got back to the hotel, it was already dark.
A The moment that B A s soon as C By the time D Once

M y brother, who]s<fis a chemical engineer, works
for a multinational company, (subject: who)
Jennifer’s brother, who you met Qajfi at her party last
week, is an engineer, (object: who)
(Have only one word fo r the subject or the object o f
the relative clause.)
Ann’s father, who/whom we met last week, is ill. /
Am^s-father, that w e met last w cck,4s-ift—
(That is not used in non-defining relative clauses.)
The man with whom she is talking is her
husband. /
(preposition + whom /which)
The-Haafl with who/tfrat-sheis-talking'isfrer
Jausban4r-
The man (who(m)/that) she is talking with is her
husband. /
(w ho/w hom /w hich/that+prepositions)
The room where he works is small. /
The room in which he works is small. /
Key Transformations
& Students who wish to go on the day-trip should
write their names on this list.
Students wishing to go on the day-trip should write
their names on this list.
® She always did her homework first and then she
watched TV.
She never watched TV until she did / had done her
homework.
She never watched TV before doing / having done
her homework.
She would never watch TV before she did / had
done her homework.
She always watched TV after doing / having done
her homework.
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The room (which/that) he works in is small./
The-*Qom4n-where-he-werks is small.-
T-h©K>©m-where-heworks-inis-small;-
The-r©et»inthat'he-werks- is-smaftv— -
? I have 3,000 stamps, some of which are valuable. S
I-kave-3-,00©-sta«tps,-someoHhat arevaiuabfe
(expressions o f quantity+whom/which/whose)
? When I grow up, I want to become a dentist. /
Whefl-f will grow up, I want-to-becomea-dentist.
He said he would call as soon as he returned. /
He-said-he-wo a ldreali-as-SQ&nas-foewoutd return,
(Never use will and would after time words)
s>I visited two museums while I was on holiday. /
I visited two museums during my holiday. /
TA4sited4¥fe^Hise«ms^aHng^wasiMriTOftday-~
(during + noun)
She always watched TV after she did / had done her
homework.
& I will sign the document when I read / have read it.
I will sign the document after I read / have read it.
I won’t sign the document before I read / have read
it.
I won’t sign the document until I read / have read it.
<0 Andrew left after/before breakfast.
Andrew left after/before having (had) breakfast.
Andrew left after/before he (had) had breakfast.
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Examination Practice

A Choose the correct answer.

1 The Smiths built a huge house___________ the outskirts 6 The electricity will be reconnected______________
of the town. the bill.
a. in b. on a. when you will pay b. when you pay
c. at d .to c. when you are paying d. during you pay
2 Once th e y ____________ we'll talk to them about it. 7 There are people who manage to g e t___________
a. came b. will come on very little money.
c. come d. are coming a. with b. over
3 The m an____________ in the front row is c. round d. by
Mrs Davidson's nephew. 8 The h o te l___________ we stayed was perfect.
a. who is sitting b. where is sitting a. in where b. in which
c. who sitting d. that sitting c. which d. that
4 " _________ _ now on, you won't be allowed to use 9 The students le ft___________ they finished the test.
your mobile phones at school!" the headmaster warned a. as soon as b. as
the students. c. while d. until
a. By b. For 10 "What did you do on Saturday?"
c. At d. From "We visited the to w n ___________ our grandfather
5 My grandmother knitted me a ju m p e r___________ grew up.
are too long. a. which b. that
a. which the sleeves b. that the sleeves c. where d. when
c. the sleeves of that d. the sleeves of which

B Complete the second sentence so that it has a sim ilar meaning to the first sentence, using the w ord given
unchanged. You must use between two and five words, including the w ord given.

1 Here’s the house where I lived as a child.

in Here’s the house________________________________;__________________________as a child.
2 I don’t know what made her quit her job.
reason I don’t __________________________________________________________ she quit her job.
3 Passengers wishing to get up can do so after the seat belt light has gone off.
who Passengers_____________________________________________________ can do so after the seat belt light has gone off.
4 He didn’t study enough for his exams, so he failed two of them.
caused He didn’t study enough for his exams_______________________________________________________ two of them.
5 He always checked his car tyres before setting off on a journey.
u ntil He never s e to ff on a jo u rn e y_____________________________________________ his car tyres.
6 I’ve read all of Jane Austen’s novels and there were only a couple that I didn’t enjoy.
m ost I’ve read all of Jane Austen’s novels,__________________________________________________________ I enjoyed.
7 Dr Williams is a cardiologist and has his surgery on the second floor.
whose Dr W illiams,__________________________________________________________ on the second floor, is a cardiologist.
8 Last week Phil took part in a spelling competition and won first prize,
in Phil won first prize in a spelling com petition______________________________________________________ last week.