Transcript Lecture 26 Preposition and Prepositional Phrase       26.1 Collocation of prepositions with adjectives, verbs and nouns 1) Prepositions after adjectives Eg.

Lecture 26 Preposition and
Prepositional Phrase
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26.1 Collocation of prepositions with
adjectives, verbs and nouns
1) Prepositions after adjectives
Eg. alive to , alive with
2) Prepositions after verbs
a) Verb+ preposition, eg. Prevail on,
appeal to, apply for, etc.
b) verb + object + preposition , eg.
Exclude….from, take…for
c) verb+ adverb particle + preposition
eg. Break in on, come up against, hold
out on, get off with, put down to ,etc.
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3)Collocation of prepositions with
nouns
A) Noun + preposition eg. A solution
to , faith in, a glance at, need for, etc.
B) Preposition + noun eg. On one’s
guard, at one’s request, in all
probability, to one’s delight, etc.
26. 2 Complex prepositions
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1) Two-word prepositions
Examples:
According to, except for, ahead of ,
instead of, apropos of, irrespective of,
etc.
2) Three-word prepositions
Examples:
At variance with, in spite of, by
arrangement with, on account of, by
way of, on /under pain of
3) Four-word prepositions
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Examples: at the expense of, on
the ground(s) of, at the mercy of,
on the part of, at the rate of, on
the point of ,etc.
26. 3 Transformational relations between
prepositional phrases and subordinate
clauses
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1) Prepositional phrase vs that-clause
Eg. Are you sure of Simon’s disappearance?= Are
you sure that Simon has disappeared?
2) Prepositional phrase vs adverbial clause
Eg. Despite the city’s any attraction, John still
preferred his cottage in the country.
= Although the city has many attraction , John still
preferred his cottage in the country.
3) Prepositional phrase vs relative clause
Eg. The man with a a red beard is talking to
Henry’s father.
= The man who has a read beard is talking to
Henry’s father.