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Prepositions
Prepositions are used in phrases and as parts of verbs. Here
are some common English prepositions:
| about |
into |
| above |
like |
| across |
near |
| after |
of |
| along |
off |
| among |
on |
| around |
out |
| before |
over |
| behind |
since |
| below |
through |
| beneath |
throughout |
| beside |
till |
| between |
to |
| beyond |
toward |
| by |
under |
| despite |
until |
| down |
up |
| during |
upon |
| for |
with |
| from |
within |
| in |
without |
Two-Word
Verbs
The
term two-word verb refers to a verb and a preposition which
together have a special meaning. Two-word verbs are common
in informal English. Here is a list of some of these verbs.
| bring
up |
To
rear children; to mention a topic. |
| call
up |
To
call on the telephone. |
| clean
up |
To
make clean and orderly. |
| do
over |
To
do again. |
| drop
off |
To
leave something/ someone at a place. |
| fill
out |
To
complete an official form. |
| get
on |
To
enter an airplane, car, etc. |
| give
back |
To
return an item to someone. |
| go
over |
To
review or check carefully. |
| hand
in |
To
submit an assignment or report. |
| hang
up |
To
conclude a telephone conversation; to put clothes on a
hanger or hook. |
| look
over |
To
review or check carefully. |
| look
up |
To
look for information in a reference book. |
| pick
up |
To
get someone in a car (e.g., in a car); to take in one’s
hand. |
| put
away |
To
remove to a proper place. |
| put
on |
To
put clothes on one’s body. |
| put
out |
To
extinguish a cigarette, fire, etc. |
| show
up |
To
appear, come. |
| take
off |
To
remove clothing; to leave on a trip. |
| take
out |
To
take someone on a date; to remove. |
| think
over |
To
consider carefully. |
| try
on |
To
put on clothing to see if it fits. |
| turn
in |
To
submit an assignment, report; to go to bed. |
| turn
off |
To
stop a machine, light, faucet. |
| turn
on |
To
activate a machine, light, faucet. |
| turn
out |
To
extinguish a light. |
| turn
up |
To
increase volume or intensity. |
There
are two categories of two-word verbs:
1.) Separable:
--I handed my paper in.
In separable two-word verbs, a noun or pronoun may come between
the verb and preposition
2.) Non separable:
--She
gets off the train.
Troublesome
Verbs
Here
are some verbs that you, like many native speakers, may find
troublesome:
TRANSITIVE
(followed by an object) |
INTRANSITIVE
(not followed by an object) |
raise,
raising, raised:
The farmer is raising chickens. |
rise,
rising, rose:
The moon is rising. |
set,
setting, set:
I will set the glass down. |
sit,
sitting, sat:
They sit in front. |
lay,
laying, laid:
I am laying the dress on the bed. |
lie,
lying, lain:
I am lying on the bed. |
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