Упражнение 153

Вставьте предлоги to или of.

1. The young scientist was trying to prove... the professor the necessity... the experiment. 2. Lon­don is the capital... Great Britain. 3. The embank­ments... the Neva are faced with granite. 4. It is clear... me that you don't know your lesson. 5. He was devoted... his friend. 6.1 explained... the teach­er that by the end... the leseon I had not finished

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Предлоги 123

the translation... the text and that's why I had not handed it... him. The surprise... the teacher was great. My explanation seemed strange... the teach­er. 7. He bought a book... English poems and gave it... his sister. 8. I wrote... him asking to send me a box... chocolates. 9. The roof... the house is very old. 10. There is a monument... Pushkin in Arts Square. 11.Would you like to try a piece... lemon pie? 12. He was standing outside the door... his house and explaining... the mechanic what was wrong with his car. 13. He gave her a big bunch... beautiful flowers. 14. I sent a letter... my friend.

15. The streets... St. Petersburg are straight.

16. Many pages... this book are torn.

Сочетания существительных с предлогами with и by соответствуют русскому творительному падежу.

Не путайте употребление этих предлогов:

with обозначает орудие (чем произведено дей­ствие)

by обозначает деятеля (кто совершил действие)

• with a knife — ножом

• by my brother — братом