Complete the passage with prepositions where necessary. Prepositions you could use: OVER WITH THROUGH TO OF DOWN AROUND/ROUND UP NEAR FOR AT IN BEFORE BY
A Greek joke, from 1981 – ANSWERS
While I was in Athens in 1981 I heard Ø the following joke – about the destruction caused by the recent earthquake: (‘si:smoss’ in Greek) “The earthquake was followed by a public outcry. Everyone wanted to know who was responsible…
3 Points of English: Sunday, July 1st, 2012
CONFUSING PREPOSITIONS Take points off your (driver’s) licence Take away your licence Enlever des points de votre permis (de conduite) Retirer votre permis PASSIVES with Indirect Object as subject He showed me round the building…
English by Email – Friday, 20 April 2012
DISPATCHES from the EFL front Week beginning: 16/04/2012 This week’s selection of vocabulary, grammar and other language points – but mostly vocabulary