WK. 24 COMPLEMENTATION - Adjectives plus prepositions

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FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS – UNT ENGLISH SYNTAX II- 2020 COMPLEMENTATION OF VERBS/ADJECTIVES WORKSHEET 24

ADJECTIVES + PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES a) Supply the missing prepositions. b) Read the sentence, ellipting the prepositional phrase where possible. c) Give the passive transformation of the whole original sentence. d ) Form a question for each sentence, on the following model: What example can this one be compared with? 1. They accused Barlow ___ a certain crime. 2. People admired Asquith ___ certain qualities. 3. We have assigned you ___ a particular task. 4. Everyone blames you ___ a certain mistake. 5. Everyone blames the mistake ___ somebody. 6. The police charged Manson ___ the murder. 7. We can compare this writer ___ a well-known novelist. 8. I am confining you ___ certain limits. 9. They congratulated Henry ___ his medal. 10. They will consult us ___ the plan. 11. We have credited you ___ a fixed amount. 12 The guards deprived the visitors ___ certain weapons. 13. This card entitled us ___ certain privileges. 14. I shall exempt them ___ certain duties. 15. We have freed you ___ a great anxiety. 16. We have already informed them _. __ the decision. 17. The treasurer has invested our money ___ stocks. 18. I have only mentioned this matter ___ one of the professors. . 19. They have provided blankets ___ some of the refugees. 20. They have provided some of the refugees ___ blankets. 21. We have supplied food ___ certain families. 22. We have supplied those families ___ food. 23. I am thanking you ___ your kindness.

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