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Klavier Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

prepositions (examples)

Hello.
I'd like to know which prepositions are possible for each sentence and which ones are definitely wrong. Also what would be the difference in meaning?

Shall I buy tickets for/to the concert.
The Sahara is one of the most remote parts of/in the world.
There are two sides to/for/of every story.
He has gone to live in/to Paris.
The dog was picked up off/from the street.
She put her hands over/on her eyes.
What can you do to relive boredom on/in a journey.
I was with two aunts on/from my mother's side.
The body appeared at/on the bank of the river.
They saw an old man with/in a red hat.
He is a bad influence on/over the other children.
  

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Latin Hello. I'd like to know which prepositions are possible for each sentence and which ones are definitely wrong. Also what would be the difference in meaning?

— Danyoo

  • Latin Hello.
  • I'd like to know which prepositions are possible for each sentence and which ones are definitely wrong.
  • Also what would be the difference in meaning?
  • Here is what I think: Shall I buy tickets for/to the concert.
  • to: more common for: ok also The Sahara is one of the most remote parts of/in the world.
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LatinHello.
I'd like to know which prepositions are possible for each sentence and which ones are definitely wrong. Also what would be the difference in meaning?

Here is what I think:

Shall I buy tickets for/to the concert.
to: more common
for: ok also

The Sahara is one of the most remote parts
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One more question:

The Sahara is one of the most remote parts of/in the world.
of: correct
in: incorrect
Think of it this way: of the many parts in the world, the Sahara is one.

According to your explanation did you mean of: incorrect in: correct?

They saw an old man with/in a red hat.
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LatinOne more question:

The Sahara is one of the most remote parts of/in the world.
of: correct
in: incorrect
Think of it this way: of the many parts in the world, the Sahara is one.

According to your explanation did you mean of: incorrect in: correct?
Sorry I didn't make it clear
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Danyoo

I think "an old man in a red hat" is OK. It's just because native speakers say so quite frequently. Am I wrong?

paco
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Paco2004Danyoo

I think "an old man in a red hat" is OK. It's just because native speakers say so quite frequently. Am I wrong?

paco
It's ok to use.

You see that guy over there? Which guy? The guy in the red hat.
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Just a couple of supplementary comments:

1. Shall I buy tickets for/to the concert.
to: more common
for: ok also
— Interestingly, "for" would be more common in BrE. Though you might say "Shall I buy the tickets to London?"

2. What can you do to relive boredom on/in a journey.
— Should be "relieve" boredom. "Reliving bored
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Danyoo
LatinOne more question:

The Sahara is one of the most remote parts of/in the world.
of: correct
in: incorrect
Think of it this way: of the many parts in the world, the Sahara is one.

According to your explanation did you mean of: incorrect in: correct?
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I think this sentence makes my question more clear, you say:

Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

So, according to the explanation, should I say:

Everest is one of the highest mountains of the world?
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Hello Latin

Your second version would be understood; but it would be more usual to say "E. is one of the highest mountains in the world".

MrP
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RAVI DIVE INTO WATER
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