The Keys
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Предлоги, которые в первоначальных предложениях стояли правильно, выделены и подчеркнуты. Неправильные предлоги зачеркнуты, и вместо них вставлены жирные правильные или, если глагол не требовал предлога, вставлен жирный восклицательный знак в скобках.
1. "HelpTO(!) me!" she screamed. "I need IN(!)your help! Help TO (!) me to go away from here, to go TO (!) home! Help me!"
2. "Look ON at yourself," he snapped. "You look like AS (!) a drunken hooker. If you go IN to the restaurant with this makeup on, everybody will laugh UPON at you. And what's more. they'll laugh at me, too."
3. I already SAID told you, I am not going to wait for you any longer. If you want to stay home, I'll go TO (!) there without you.
4. "She is wearing IN (!) a pretty evening gown." his wife said. "When are you going to earn enough to buy FOR (!) me something like this?"
5. I don't think you are really going to follow his example. I doubt IN (!) it. You may not pay attention AT to my words, but I'm telling TO (!) you I'm right.
6. When she comes AT (!) home late, they go IN to bed right away. they don't play IN (!) cards, they don't even listen to the radio.
7. "Join TO (!) us," he said, smiling charmingly ON at poor Mrs Robbins. "Follow AFTER (!) your sisters. Give us your money. Someday you're going to need us, and we will help FOR (!) you."
8. "I ask FOR (!) you to forget me." he said in a trembling voice. "I know I'll miss ABOUT (!) you, and you'll never miss me. Someday, maybe soon, you'll meet WITH (!) another man, and he will” make you happy. Look at me —1 have nothing to tell TO (!) you."
9. Now he's looking for a job, because he doesn't want to depend OF on his father any longer. He goes to different places, and everywhere they tell him to come next week.
10. "What happened WITH to your sister?"
"Oh, she wants to get married, but nobody pays attention to her. although she wears all those weird clothes and wild makeup."
" But she looks like a whore."
"yes, but she thinks she looks like ON (!) a princess. She is waiting for a charming prince. you know."
"Oh, I doubt her chances."
11. "Nothing is going to happen to her," he said reassuringly. "Listen to me. She met a nice, decent man, she asked him for help, and he
was ready to GIVE TO HER IT give it to her. We shouldn't discuss ABAUT (!) her behavior now, it's too late, anyway. Let's discuss he
12. "Where are my papers?" he shouted. "I can't
