Exercise 1

Look up the list of prepositions in Section 306, on page 184. Use the

following pairs of words in sentences and use as many different

prepositions as you can to express the different relationships which may

be expressed between these words. For example, take the two words, _man_

and _house_. You may say:

The man went _around_ the house.

The man went _about_ the house.

The man went _over_ the house.

The man went _under_ the house.

The man went _without_ the house.

The man went _into_ the house.

The man went _by_ the house.

The man went _beyond_ the house.

The man went _to_ the house.

enemy city

soldiers cannon

man machine

woman factory

children school

government people

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