Monday, October 21, 2013

Lesson 114--prepositions


 
 
Using prepositions can be confusing, but with a little practice and repetition, you can gain confidence and start to master them.  Here are some useful combinations and examples.


the same as


Rob plays the same sport as Brian.
Marsha works at the same company as Alfred.
Tennis is not the same as badminton.

 The preposition is not used when the subject of the sentence includes both things that are being compared.


Badminton and tennis are not the same.
Marsha and Alfred work at the same company.

 

different from


Tennis is different from badminton.
The food in Japan is different from the food in Canada.
James' house is different from mine in many ways.

The preposition is not used when the subject of the sentence includes both things that are being differentiated.


Tennis and badminton are different.
James' house and my house are quite different.

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