Incorrect usage of prepositions in English is like driving your car at night with the headlights off. You can’t find the way in darkness. The book illuminates the way by being the most definitive resource for English learners at all levels.
• Test with a key and helpful explanations in brackets:
I have heard about the band Dif Juz. (I know some details and recent news about the band)
I have heard of the band Dif Juz. (I know that such a band exists)
He was a moderator for the BBC site. (He was the main or only moderator at the site, thus the preposition for is used)
He was a moderator of the site. (He was one of several moderators at the site, thus the preposition of is used)
• A scoring system helps you keep track of your progress
• Interesting, contrastive preposition usage in carefully selected contexts:
She is staying at the Smiths’. vs She is staying with the Smiths.
He went to the Alps. vs He went skiing in/ at the Alps.
I’m sorry about the damage. vs I’m sorry for the damage.
• Focus on enhancing the minutest differences:
be nostalgic about sth vs be nostalgic for sth
take the advice of sb vs take the advice from sb
a painting by Monet vs the paintings of Monet
• English Prepositions. Exercises Part 1, 2 and 3 serve as perfect complements to English Prepositions. Test
• Test with a key and helpful explanations in brackets:
I have heard about the band Dif Juz. (I know some details and recent news about the band)
I have heard of the band Dif Juz. (I know that such a band exists)
He was a moderator for the BBC site. (He was the main or only moderator at the site, thus the preposition for is used)
He was a moderator of the site. (He was one of several moderators at the site, thus the preposition of is used)
• A scoring system helps you keep track of your progress
• Interesting, contrastive preposition usage in carefully selected contexts:
She is staying at the Smiths’. vs She is staying with the Smiths.
He went to the Alps. vs He went skiing in/ at the Alps.
I’m sorry about the damage. vs I’m sorry for the damage.
• Focus on enhancing the minutest differences:
be nostalgic about sth vs be nostalgic for sth
take the advice of sb vs take the advice from sb
a painting by Monet vs the paintings of Monet
• English Prepositions. Exercises Part 1, 2 and 3 serve as perfect complements to English Prepositions. Test