EL001 Pre-Pathway Module 2010Grammar and Vocabulary DevelopmentSession 14 (is anyone counting?)
Pattern grammar & prepositions
Here are three sentences taken from texts we have read this week, but what are the missing prepositions?
1.Anyone attending the launch ____ May 12th of the latest version of Microsoft’s Office software suite could have been forgiven for thinking they had walked into a meeting about meteorology rather than technology.
2.They believe in rules that are obeyed by the vast majority of speakers, writing or speaking naturally, not those invented by random rulebook writers ____ the 1700s.
3.He had his first serious crush ____ the age of 13.
Here are three sentences taken from texts we have read this week, but what are the missing prepositions?
1.Anyone attending the launch ON May 12th of the latest version of Microsoft’s Office software suite could have been forgiven for thinking they had walked into a meeting about meteorology rather than technology.
2.They believe in rules that are obeyed by the vast majority of speakers, writing or speaking naturally, not those invented by random rulebook writers IN the 1700s.
3.He had his first serious crush AT the age of 13.
Which preposition is used to refer to the following:
1.12pm, 7am, quarter past six2.November, January, March3.the 1980s, the 1650s4.the 20th Century, the 1600s5.Spring, Winter, Autumn6.Easter, Christmas7.the weekend, the end of the month, the beginning of the year8.1974, 1812, 1AD9.the morning, the afternoon, the evening, the night10.night
Which preposition is used to refer to the following:
1.AT 12pm, 7am, quarter past six2.IN November, January, March3.IN the 1980s, the 1650s4.IN the 20th Century, the 1600s5.IN Spring, Winter, Autumn6.AT Easter, Christmas7.AT the weekend, the end of the month, the beginning of the year8.IN 1974, 1812, 1AD9.IN the morning, the afternoon, the evening, the night10.AT night
So we could therefore say that...
AT is for specific points in time and “stages” (like the end of the month, or Easter)
ON is for specific days / dates (a 24 hour period)
IN is for parts of the day, and periods longer than 24 hours
Are there any exceptions?
1. take a piece of paper
2. draw a circle
3. draw eyes, a nose, and a mouth in the circle
4. now you have a face…
5. draw a beard on the face
6. draw a square around the face
7. draw a triangle against the square
8. draw an x in the triangle
9. draw a y outside the triangle
10.draw an arrow from the x to the y
11.compare your drawing with a partner. are there any
differences?
Verbs / adjectives Pattern
define, classify, categorise, distinguish, dismiss, recogniseresult, end (up), delight, indulge, invest, believe,
think, state, claim, say, write, argue, hold
blame, substitute, commend, respect, praise, criticise, buy, prepare,
blame, pick someone up, congratulate, compliment
bored, tired, fed up, afraid, frightened
abstain, emerge, borrow, escape
depend, act, build, comment, concentrate, work, collaborate,
worry, get upset, joke, laugh, talk, speak, think
work, collaborate, co-operate
easy, simple, straightforward, clear, difficult, hard, problematic
Verbs / adjectives Pattern
define, classify, categorise, distinguish, dismiss, recognise
define + noun phrase + as + noun phrasedefine + noun phrase + as + adjective
result, end (up), delight, indulge, invest, believe,
think, state, claim, say, write, argue, hold
blame, substitute, commend, respect, praise, criticise, buy, prepare,
blame, pick someone up, congratulate, compliment
bored, tired, fed up, afraid, frightenedabstain, emerge, borrow, escape
depend, act, build, comment, concentrate, work, collaborate,
worry, get upset, joke, laugh, talk, speak, think
work, collaborate, co-operate
easy, simple, straightforward, clear, difficult, hard, problematic
Verbs / adjectives Pattern
define, classify, categorise, distinguish, dismiss, recognise
define + noun phrase + as + noun phrasedefine + noun phrase + as + adjective
result, end (up), delight, indulge, invest, believe, result + in + noun phrase
think, state, claim, say, write, argue, hold think + that + subject + verb
blame, substitute, commend, respect, praise, criticise, buy, prepare,
blame + noun phrase + for + noun phrase
blame, pick someone up, congratulate, compliment blame + noun phrase + on + noun phrase
bored, tired, fed up, afraid, frightened bored + of + noun phraseabstain, emerge, borrow, escape abstain + from + noun phrase
depend, act, build, comment, concentrate, work, collaborate,
depend + on + noun phrase
worry, get upset, joke, laugh, talk, speak, think worry + about + noun phrase
work, collaborate, co-operate work + with + noun phrase
easy, simple, straightforward, clear, difficult, hard, problematic
easy (adjective) + to + verb