G0472
Week 8 :
“ EDITING PREPOSITIONS“
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Learning Outcomes
The students are expected to be able to use
editing system to find and edit the mistakes in
preposition usage.
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Steps in Editing
(EDITING MECHANISM AND SYSTEM)
A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases
to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase
that the preposition introduces is called the object
of the preposition.
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A preposition usually indicates the temporal,
spatial or logical relationship of its object to the
rest of the sentence as in the following examples:
The book is on the table.
The book is beneath the table.
The book is leaning against the table.
The book is beside the table.
She held the book over the table.
She read the book during class.
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A prepositional phrase is made up of the
preposition, its object and any associated
adjectives or adverbs. A prepositional phrase
can function as a noun, an adjective, or an
adverb.
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The most common prepositions are
"about,“ "above," "across," "after," "against," "along,“
"among," "around," "at," "before," "behind,“
"below," "beneath," "beside," "between," "beyond,“
"but," "by," "despite," "down," "during," "except,“
"for," "from," "in," "inside," "into," "like," "near," "of,“
"off," "on," "onto," "out," "outside," "over," "past,“
"since," "through," "throughout," "till," "to,“
"toward," "under," "underneath," "until," "up,“
"upon," "with," "within," and "without."
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Prepositions, in addition, can show location in
time. Read the next three examples:
At midnight, Jill craved mashed potatoes with grape jelly.
In the spring, I always vow to plant tomatoes but end up
buying them canned at the supermarket.
During the marathon, Iggy's legs complained with sharp
pains shooting up his thighs.
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Preposition Tables
1: Prepositions of Place
2: Prepositions of Time
3: Prepositions of Cause and Purpose
4: Prepositions of Passage
5: Prepositions with Other Meanings
6: Fixed expressions
7: Word combinations
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Edit the following sentences:
1. He refused to comment the problem.
2. What is the reason of Hong Kong's air
Pollution?
3. Can we meet to discuss the policy exchanges?
4. Graduates should consider on their career
Goals.
5. They were asked to participate the interviews.
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