Prepositions in Use: Prepositions of Standard, Prepositions of Possession and Prepositions of Accompaniment (original) (raw)

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The current research paper attempted at investigating the use of prepositions of standard, prepositions of possession and prepositions of accompaniment by some Jordanian learners of English. A total of 53 Jordanian English Majors participated in the study from the department of English language at Princess Alia University College. In collecting the needed data for the purpose of the study, the researchers employed fifteen items of a multiple choice test. The results of the study showed that Jordanian learners of English encountered moderate difficulty in learning the three aforesaid usages of prepositions. This difficulty is ascribed mainly to first language interference more than intralingual interference. It was also found that prepositions of standard are the most difficult to learn by the participants, followed by prepositions of accompaniment and prepositions of possession respectively.

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  13. Read the sentences below carefully and then select the appropriate preposition to complete the meaning of each sentence. 1-He is always good ------------reciting the holy Quran a-in b-at c-by d-with
  14. -Sami is very clever ------------mathematics a-from b-in c-on d-at
  15. -Sara is known for being bad ---------playing chess. a-at b-for c-to d-in
  16. -Sameh is remarkably terrible -----------games.
  17. a-to b-with c-at d-in ALLS 7(4):1-6, 2016
  18. 6-The president ……… the United States has attended the Independence Day ceremony. a-with b-by c-of d-in
  19. -Hamlet is a famous play was written -----------Shakepeare.
  20. -The boy ---------red hair got into the car a-in b-at c-with d-on
  21. -The man ----------the blue T-shirt is my uncle Jack. a-by b-in c-on d-with 10-The vehicle -------------two tires is a new invented car. a-in b-on c-with d-by
  22. -I'm so glad you're coming ----------us.
  23. -I like spaghetti ----------white sauce. a-by b-at c-with d-on 14-Samia went ----------her husband to a book fair a-to b-by c-with d-at 15-Salem went for dinner ----------his apartment mate. a-by b-with c-in d-of