tailieunhanh - Peterson’s master toefl writing skills part 26

Here is the desert island question in a slightly different form. You have to write about one academic subject, not necessarily one that you always wanted to study, but also one that might have helped you in a particular way or one that your parents would have been pleased about. | 164 PART III TOEFL Writing Review PREPOSITIONS GENERAL USE A preposition is generally used to show the relationship between its object and other words in the sentence. The kinds of relationships that can be shown are as follows 1. Place in on under over etc. Your book is in the desk drawer. 2. Direction to toward into etc. Use by N no article for 3. The student ran into the room. Time in on at etc. communication and 4. We can meet at three o clock. Agent by transportation. Examples 5. This book was written by an elderly woman. Instrument by with by phone by radio by telegram by train by car 6. I heard the news by telephone. communication She came by plane. transportation He opened the door with a key. instrument tool Accompaniment with by boat They like spaghetti with red sauce. Mrs. Jones went to the bank with her husband. 7. Purpose for See also Chapter 6 Basic Patterns To For Purpose page 118. He went to the store for bread. Never use for V ing 8. Partition Possession of to express the purpose of the verb. 9. They painted the front of the building. He broke the top of the table. Measure by of Example He went to the store for buying 10. We buy our rice by the pound. Please buy a quart of milk. Similarity like WRONG bread. 11. John looks like his father. Capacity as Bill worked as a lifeguard this summer. Chapter 7 Style 165 Error Examples WRONG We damaged the front to the car. RIGHT We damaged the front of the car. WRONG That store sells flour for the 25-pound sack. RIGHT That store sells flour by the 25-pound sack. WRONG Betty worked like a secretary for a few months. RIGHT Betty worked as a secretary for a few months. WRONG For dinner we had chicken by rice. RIGHT For dinner we had chicken with rice. WRONG Your son is waiting for you to his office. RIGHT Your son is waiting for you in his office. WRONG The next performance begins in sundown. RIGHT The next performance begins at sundown. WRONG We went to the bank to money. RIGHT We went to the