Exercise 1: Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate prepositions. Send the answers to me.
- With you ….. a tick?
- Picking …. the bag, he clambered (to clam‧ber [ˈklæmbə $ -ər])….. the edge …. the cupboard.
- This soldier swung (to swing, swung, swung – качаться) himself …. …. hooking his free arm …. Omri’s little finger.
- I just want you to do something …. me, and then you will wake up.
- Slowly the little man lowered his hands and looked …. again.
- Omri then ventured to look …. the wound.
- He looked … …. a fright.
- It was odd how the horse was not frightened …. him.
- Even Little Bear was examining it ….. obvious approval.
- “Bit … a lark”, he remarked.
- I won’t half enjoy telling the fellows ….. this dream …. mine ….. the trenches tomorrow.
- Omri carried him …. the spot where Little Bear sat holding his leg.
- The soldier stepped ….. and stood, knee deep …. carpet pile, staring.
- …. more ado, the soldier put the bag …. the floor and snapped open its all-but-invisible catches.
- Omri leaned .. to see.
- He stared ….. Omri’s room.
- Perhaps it’s a change … the better.
- Can you bring your bag and climb [klaɪm] …?
- He risked sneaking ….. Gillon’s room and pinching his magnifying glass …. his secret drawer [drɔː $ drɒːr] .
- … the time he got back …. his room, the soldier was kneeling …. Little Bear’s feet applying a neat tourniquet [ˈtʊənɪkeɪ, ˈtɔː- $ ˈtɜːrnɪkət, ˈtʊr-] …. the top …. his leg.
- Omri peered …… the magnifying glass ….. the open bag.
- He rubbed his eyes ….. free hands.
- He dropped the bag and hid his face ….. a moment.
Exercise 2: Exlplain the usage of prepositions in the sentences below. For a refrence use the three grammar rules:
- prepositions of place and movement
- prepositions of time
- compliance of English prepositions with Russian cases
With you in a tick?
Picking up the bag, he clambered over the edge of the cupboard.
This soldier swung himself up by hooking his free arm around Omri’s little finger.
I just want you to do something for me, and then you will wake up.
Slowly the little man lowered his hands and looked up again.
Omri then ventured to look at the wound.
He looked around in a fright.
It was odd how the horse was not frightened of him.
Even Little Bear was examining it with obvious approval.
“Bit of a lark”, he remarked.
I won’t half enjoy telling the fellows about this dream of mine in the trenches tomorrow.
Omri carried him to the spot where Little Bear sat holding his leg.
The soldier stepped down and stood, knee deep in carpet pile, staring.
Without more ado, the soldier put the bag on(to) the floor and snapped open its all-but-invisible catches.
Omri leaned over to see.
He stared around Omri’s room.
Perhaps it’s a change for the better.
Can you bring your bag and climb out?
He risked sneaking into Gillon’s room and pinching his magnifying glass from his secret drawer.
By the time he got back to his room, the soldier was kneeling at Little Bear’s feet applying a neat tourniquet to the top of his leg.
Omri peered through the magnifying glass into the open bag.
He rubbed his eyes with his free hands.
He dropped the bag and hid his face for a moment.