English Grammar and Vocabulary Guide
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Dependent Prepositions
Verb + Preposition
insisted on, consist of, concentrate on, took revenge on, criticized for, translate into, specializes in, apologize for, blamed for, accused of, borrow from, lend to, succeeded in, aimed at, named after, rely on, divide into, complain to/about
Noun + Preposition
solution to, reason for, difficulty in, need for, increase in, intention of, investigation into, protest about, respect for, point in, hope of, report on, lack of, reputation for, attitude to
Verb + Preposition Examples
Offer him the job: take him on
He's doing well = taking on
Started work here = took up this
Be the new director = take over as a director
Handle = deal with
Did = carried out
Missing Prepositions
- Do you admire ... for?
- What do you worry about?
- What talents ... of
- Superstitious about
- You are good at
- Afraid of
- Most proud of
- Keen on
- Interested in
- Grateful to? Grateful for?
- Fluent in
- Annoyed about
- Rely on
- Dream about
- Similar to
- Famous for
- Related to
- Who do you dream of?
- Complain about, to
- Opinion about
Confusing Words
Minutes of the board meeting. The president...
1. Attended
2. Currently
3. Trip - (Possibly meant "topic"?)
4. Miss
5. Check
6. Agenda. The first...
7. Raised
8. Said/Reminded/Warned/Still/Blamed
Disappointing/Hard/Policy/Accepted/Economic/Lay off/Adjourned... at the end... Retire/Surprising/Interested/Family/Interfere/Opportunity.
Make, Do, Get
Make: a comment, a decision, a mistake, an effort, a point, a proposal, a suggestion, an apology, a complaint, changes, friends, the right choice
Do: a course, business, activities, a complaint, exercises, your best, the shopping, the cooking, sport
Get: a job, business, a qualification, information, money back
Quantifiers
Put in order from the most to the least:
1. All of our
2. Most of our
3. A lot of
4. Much of
5. Some of
6. A little of
7. Little of
8. None of
Complete the Sentences
- There aren't many people... most
- Some of the timber... a few
- We don't manufacture many... much
- Fiber optic... all/some
- A present... little/a lot
- In the UK most... few
In 1970
a) all
b) none
c) most
d) few
e) many
f) a lot of
g) much
h) little
i) someone
j) some
k) little
l) no
m) most
n) some
Scale of Likelihood
Put in order: The goods probably won't be delivered until next week....
Rewrite the Sentences
- I'm absolutely certain (unlikely/improbable) glass fiber optics will (are) very probably (likely)...
- Washing machines... are certain (bound to)...
- Matt... can't possibly (certainly won't)...
- We may (might)...
- They definitely (certainly)...
- It is very probable (likely) research being carried... may help (might)
Phrasal Verbs with "Up"
Beat up: attack and...
Blow up: destroy
Break up: stop
Bring up: raise
Brush up: practice
Cheer up: become happier
Clear up: stop raining
Do up: decorate
Dress up: put on fancy clothes
Give up: stop doing
Grow up: behave maturely
Hold up: delay
Look up: find
Make up: become friends
Put up with: tolerate
Turn up: arrive
Yes/No Questions
- Most people... No
- Every morning... Yes
- The team... Yes
- After you... No
- Do you think... Yes
- Schools in... Yes
- Don't stay... Yes
My room... No
Phrasal Verbs with "Look"
- Look out! The bus...
- The police are looking into...
- She looked around the room.
- I'm looking for my...
- I'll have to look through...
- If you can't remember, look it up.
- He looks exactly like his...
- Alan wasn't looking at...
- She was very... looked down on.
- I'm really looking forward to...
- The crowd looked on.
- Margarita never... life looking after...
- He has always... looked up to...
- Anthina resembles... looks like...
- Can you look after my...? Take care of...
- I'll have to look for...
- Martin looked down on...
Word-Building
Strong: strengthen, strength
Long: length, lengthen
Deep: depth, deepen
Short: shortly, shortness
Wide: widely, width
High: height, highly
Weak: weakened
Thick: thickly, thickened
Flat: flattened, flatness