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четверг, 3 ноября 2016 г.

Words+Prepositions




to be fond OF smth. - любить что-то.
HM the Queen is not very fond of going to concerts.

to be angry WITH smb. - злиться на кого-то.
Helen was angry with me for keeping her waiting.

to be famous FOR smth. - быть известным чем-то.
Pierre Curie is famous for his discoveries in physics.

to arrive AT the airport - прибывать в...(здание).
We expect them to arrive at the airport by 5.

to arrive IN the city (town) - прибывать в... (местность).
The Japanese delegation is arriving in the city at the end of this week.

to be late FOR smth. - опаздывать куда-то.
Jane is often late for classes.

to depend ON smb. - зависеть от чего-то.
Lots of things depend on you.

to travel BY train/car/plane - путешествовать на ...
This time I would prefer travelling by plane.

to graduate FROM the university/institute/college - закончить учебное заведение.
Many outstanding people have graduated from Oxford.

to happen TO smb. - случаться с кем-то.
What has happened to you?

to be surprised AT smth. - удивляться чему-то.
Jack will be very much surprised at your departure.

to make an impression ON smb. - производить впечатление на кого-то.
Last week's performance at Covent Garden made a great impression on the audience.

to rely ON smb./smth. - полагаться на кого-то/что-то.
You may rely on me.

to have influence ON smb./smth. - влиять на кого-то/что-то.
The Yukos row has a negative influence on Russia's image abroad.

воскресенье, 1 ноября 2015 г.

Words with More than One Job




Many words in English can have more than one job, or be more than one part of speech. For example, "work" can be a verb and a noun; "but" can be a conjunction and a preposition; "well" can be an adjective, an adverb and an interjection. In addition, many nouns can act as adjectives.
To analyze the part of speech, ask yourself: "What job is this word doing in this sentence?"
In the table below you can see a few examples. Of course, there are more, even for some of the words in the table. In fact, if you look in a good dictionary you will see that the word "but" has six jobs to do:
  • verb, noun, adverb, pronoun, preposition and conjunction!
wordpart of speechexample
worknounMy work is easy.
verbwork in London.
butconjunctionJohn came but Mary didn't come.
prepositionEveryone came but Mary.
welladjectiveAre you well?
adverbShe speaks well.
interjectionWell! That's expensive!
afternoonnounWe ate in the afternoon.
noun acting as adjectiveWe had afternoon tea.