Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Objectives Use objective-case pronouns as objects of prepositions. Avoid using prepositions in place of verbs and adverbs. Use eight troublesome prepositions correctly. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Prepositions Omit unnecessary prepositions and retain necessary ones. Construct formal sentences that avoid terminal prepositions. Recognize words and constructions requiring specific prepositions (idioms).

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e What are prepositions? Prepositions are words (or groups of words) that show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence; they are connecting words.

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Commonly Used Prepositions about below except into beside for on after betweenfrom in by over to atin in addition toalong with according to on account of Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Use objective-case pronouns as objects of prepositions. Everyone except Les and him arrived early. Between you and me, sales are declining. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Fundamental Problems With Prepositions 1.Do not use the preposition of in place of the verb have. He should have walked. We could have received free tickets. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 2.Do not use off or off of in place of the preposition from. Don borrowed the pen from Mark. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e 3. Do not use the word to in place of the adverb too, which means additionally or excessively. Give the sales receipts to the courier. We will visit the islands and seaports too. The van was too small to carry the team. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Troublesome Prepositions among, between beside, besides except, accept in, into like Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Among/Between Among, meaning in or through the midst of, is normally used to speak of three or more persons or things. Profits will be divided among the nine partners. Between, meaning shared by, is normally used to speak of two persons or things. Responsibility will be divided between the vice president and the CEO. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Beside/Besides Beside means next to. Their parking lot is beside the office. Besides means in addition to. You have another option besides this one. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Except/Accept Except means excluding or but. All pages except three must be copied. Accept is a verb which means to receive. We will now accept applications for the position. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e In/Into In indicates a position or location. My office is located in the Wilshire Building. Into indicates direction or movement to an interior location. We may move into our new facilities on May 1. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Like Like should be used to introduce nouns or pronouns. Don’t you think Lisa looks like her? Like should not be used to introduce clauses. They look as if they are late. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Necessary Prepositions Be sure to include prepositions that are necessary to clarify a relationship. Be particularly careful when two prepositions modify a single object. What style of printing do you prefer? Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e She graduated from high school last year. Our dedication to and support for the charity remain great. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Unnecessary Prepositions Omit unnecessary prepositions. Boxes were left outside of the door. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Unnecessary Prepositions Omit unnecessary prepositions. Boxes were left outside of the door. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Unnecessary Prepositions Omit unnecessary prepositions. Boxes were left outside the door. ^omit of Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Unnecessary Prepositions Omit unnecessary prepositions. Boxes were left outside the door. ^omit of Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Unnecessary Prepositions Omit unnecessary prepositions. Boxes were left outside the door. ^omit of I’m not sure where the meeting is scheduled at. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Unnecessary Prepositions Omit unnecessary prepositions. Boxes were left outside the door. ^omit of I’m not sure where the meeting is scheduled at. Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Unnecessary Prepositions Omit unnecessary prepositions. Boxes were left outside the door. ^omit of I’m not sure where the meeting is scheduled. omit at ^ Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Terminal Prepositions In formal writing, careful writers avoid ending clauses with prepositions. Less formal: What topic did he lecture on? More formal: On what topic did he lecture? Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Idiomatic Expression Idioms are word combinations that are peculiar to a particular language. In English learn to use specific prepositions with particular words. Examples:agree to a proposal agree with a person Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e angry at a thing angry with a person concur in an action concur with a person differ from things differ with persons retroactive to Prepositions

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct word. 1. No one will agree (to/with) such a crazy plan. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct word. 1. No one will agree (to/with) such a crazy plan. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct word. 2. When he received no paycheck, Lance was quite angry (at/with) his boss. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct word. 2. When he received no paycheck, Lance was quite angry (at/with) his boss. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct word. 3. Some Congressional members did not concur (in/with) the recent budget cutbacks. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct word. 3. Some Congressional members did not concur (in/with) the recent budget cutbacks. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct word. 4. This office certainly differs (from/with) the others. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct word. 4. This office certainly differs (from/with) the others. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct word. 5. Salary adjustments are retroactive (to/from) July. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Select the correct word. 5. Salary adjustments are retroactive (to/from) July. Check your skill...

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 1. After we arrived, we realized that we should of called for reservations. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 1. After we arrived, we realized that we should of called for reservations. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 1. After we arrived, we realized that we should have called for reservations. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 2. The five drawers of file cabinet space must be divided between you and I. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 2. The five drawers of file cabinet space must be divided between you and I. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 2. The five drawers of file cabinet space must be divided between you and me. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 3. Employees like her and him are difficult to hire and even more difficult to retain. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 3. Employees like her and him are difficult to hire and even more difficult to retain. Correct Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 4. It sounds like Brenda may be interested in the supervisory position. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 4. It sounds like Brenda may be interested in the supervisory position. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 4. It sounds as if Brenda may be interested in the supervisory position. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 5. Use of the new computer printer must be distributed between the three employees who have computers on their desks. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 5. Use of the new computer printer must be distributed between the three employees who have computers on their desks. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 5. Use of the new computer printer must be distributed among the three employees who have computers on their desks. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 6. The copier was placed besides the fax machine so that copies could be made quickly. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 6. The copier was placed besides the fax machine so that copies could be made quickly. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 6. The copier was placed beside the fax machine so that copies could be made quickly. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 7. How many salaried employees have actually agreed with the proposal? Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 7. How many salaried employees have actually agreed with the proposal? Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 7. How many salaried employees have actually agreed to the proposal? Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 8. Do you know where the meeting is at? Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 8. Do you know where the meeting is at? Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 8. Do you know where the meeting is? Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 9. Does the company plan on hiring new employees next month? Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 9. Does the company plan on hiring new employees next month? Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 9. Does the company plan to hire new employees next month? Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 10. These quiz questions are not much different than the exercise questions. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 10. These quiz questions are not much different than the exercise questions. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e Correct any errors in the following sentence. (The sentence may already be correct.) 10. These quiz questions are not much different from the exercise questions. Chapter 13 - Quiz

Ch Mary Ellen Guffey, Business English, 8e END