8.3 Particular prepositions, particles: contrasts (1)Write: Supply suitable words. Refer to the notes only when you have to.beside or besides?
1 Who was sitting^&i^çteyou?
2 Who's invited us?
3 It's a fast car it's got four-wheel drive.
between or among?
4 Divide it equally the two of you.
5 Switzerland lies four other countries.
6 I saw you the crowd.
but (for) or except (for)?
7 The plane would've landed the fog.
8 Everyone sent flowers you.
9 you, everyone sent flowers.
10 Everyone's here John.
11 Who John would do a thing like that?
by, near or on?
12 I sat the phone all morning.
13 We live Manchester.
14 Our house is right the river.
15 my right I have Frank Milligan.
by or past?
16 The ball went right my head!
17 Several days went before I had news.
18 Stop here on your next visit.
19 Something flew my ear.
20 It's your bedtime.by, with or without?
Our dog was hit a bus.
You can open it pulling this lever.
Dentists are paid the hour.
It won't open a bottle-opener.
down, up, under and ove/?
My mother lives the street.
The bus got stuck the bridge.
Put this blanket your knees.
due to or owing to?
Our success was luck.
Flights were delayed the strike.
He lost his job bad health.
like or as?
There's no business show business.21
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32 a lawyer, I would advise caution.
33 I once worked a bus conductor.
34 This motorway is a car park!
35 People the Joneses always copy us.
36 it was raining, I took a taxi.
37 I explained, it's a public holiday today.
38 He's more his mother than his father.
39 Who's used this knife a screw-driver?
40 You're just your brother.
41 He spends money a millionaire.8.4B Context
Write: Put in among, as, beside, between, by, down (or up), due, except, like, past, without.DELIVERED AND SIGNED FOR!
* ¿4. .. my grandmother used to say, 'Don't sign for anything(^2) checking it first.' I forgot this good advice when two
delivery-men brought my new sideboard yesterday. Delivery was very
late^3 to the heavy traffic on the road. I saw the delivery-
van go^4 the house and stop outside a neighbour's
(^5) the street. Then I watched it reverse until it stopped
right^6 my house. I went outside to look into the back of
the van: there was my lovely sideboard^7 several pieces
of furniture! It was quite heavy, but the two men managed it
(^8) them. Soon, the beautiful sideboard was in place,
(^9) the dining-room wall. I had waited so long for it, it was
1 0 a dream! It was only when the men left that I realized I
had checked everying " the keys. It had been delivered
(^12) keys! It was too late to phone the shop, but I needn't
have worried because next morning the keys arrived in the post. I
unlocked the sideboard and found a note inside which said, 'Keys will
follow^13 post'!
Keys will follow