Lectia 10: Prepozitia

10.1. Introducere
Prepozitia descrie legatura dintre doua cuvinte din aceeasi propozitie. Prepozitiile nu au un inteles de sine statator, ele capata diferie sensuri puse in legatura cu alte cuvinte. Sa observam catedra profesorului si multitudinea de prepozitii pe care le putem folosi pentru a o descrie: You can sit before the desk (or in front of the desk). The professor can sit on the desk (when he's being informal) or behind the desk, and then his feet are under the desk or beneath the desk. He can stand beside the desk (meaning next to the desk), before the desk, between the desk and you, or even on the desk (if he's really strange). f he's clumsy, he can bump into the desk or try to walk through the desk (and stuff would fall off the desk). !assing his hands over the desk or resting his elbows upon the desk, he often looks across the desk and speaks of the desk or concerning the desk as if there were nothing else like the desk. "ecause he thinks of nothing except the desk, sometimes you wonder about the desk, what's in the desk, what he paid for the desk, and if he could live without the desk. You can walk toward the desk, to the desk, around the desk, by the desk, and even past the desk while he sits at the desk or leans against the desk. Cuvintele evidentiate sunt toate prepozitii. In limba engleza nu se va termina niciodata o propozitie cu o prepozitie.

10.2. Prepozitii de timp: at, on, in

At se foloseste pentru a desemna ora exacta Ex.: The train is due at #$%#& p.m. On indica zilele si datele calendaristice Ex.: 'y brother is coming on 'onday. (e're having a party on the )ourth of *uly. In se foloseste pentru a desemna ore imprecise din timpul zilei, cat si luna, anotimpul, anul. Ex.: +he likes to ,og in the morning. t's too cold in winter to run outside. He started the ,ob in #-.#. He's going to /uit in 0ugust.

10.2. Prepozitii de loc: at, on, in

At se foloseste cu adrese exacte. Ex.: 1rammar 2nglish lives at && "oret3 4oad in 5urham. On desemneaza numele de strazi, sosele, bulevarde, alei, etc. Ex.: Her house is on "oret3 4oad. In se foloseste cu numele regiunilor (orase, judete, tari, state, continente . Ex.: +he lives in 5urham. 5urham is in (indham 6ounty. (indham 6ounty is in 6onnecticut.

Prepozitii de loc: in, at, on si lipsa prepozitiei IN (the) bed* the bed class* home AT ON the bed* the ceiling lipsa prepozitiei downstairs downtown 1

room the car (the) class* the library* school*

the library* the office school* work

the floor the horse the plane the train

inside outside upstairs uptown

* In diverse circumstante se pot folosi prepozitii diferite pentru aceste locuri.

10.3. Prepozitii de miscare: to si lipsa prepozitiei

To se foloseste pentru a exprima deplasarea, miscarea catre un loc. Ex.: They were driving to work together. +he's going to the dentist's office this morning. Toward si towards exprima de asemenea miscarea. !cestea doua sunt doar variantele ortografice ale aceluiasi cuvant si se pot folosi indiferent. Ex.: (e're moving toward the light. This is a big step towards the pro,ect's completion. Cu urmatoarele cuvinte: home, downtown, uptown, inside, outside, downstairs, upstairs , nu se folosesc prepozitii. Ex.: 1randma went upstairs 1randpa went home. They both went outside.

10.4. Prepozitii de timp: for si since

For se foloseste atunci cand se masoara timpul (secunde, minute, ore, zile, luni, ani . Ex.: He held his breath for seven minutes. +he's lived there for seven years. The "ritish and rish have been /uarreling for seven centuries. Since se foloseste cu data sau ora exacta. Ex.: He's worked here since #-.7. +he's been sitting in the waiting room since two8thirty.

10.5. Prepozitii cu substantive, ad ective si verbe

"umeroase substantive, adjective si mai ales verbe se folosesc corect numai insotite de prepozitiile care le intregesc sensul.

SUBSTANTIVELE si PREPOZITIILE approval of awareness of belief in concern for confusion about desire for fondness for grasp of hatred of hope for interest in love of need for participation in reason for respect for success in understanding of

ADJECTIVELE si PREPOZITIILE afraid of angry at aware of capable of careless about familiar with fond of happy about interested in jealous of made of married to proud of similar to sorry for sure of tired of worried about

VERBELE si PREPOZITIILE apologize for give up prepare for

ask about ask for belong to bring up care for find out

grow up look for look forward to look up make up pay for

study for talk about think about trust in work for worry about

Combinatia dintre verbe si prepozitii se numeste verb frazal (ve3i #.$.%erbe frazale .

10.!. "#presii idiomatice cu prepozitii agree to a proposal, with a person, on a price, in principle argue about a matter, with a person, for or against a proposition compare to to show likenesses, with to show differences (sometimes similarities) correspond to a thing, with a person differ from an unlike thing, with a person live at an address, in a house or city, on a street, with other people 10.$. Prepozitii inutile
In vorbirea de zi cu zi se folosesc incorect prepozitii acolo unde ele nu isi au rostul. &bserva urmatoarele exemple: Ex.: +he met up with the new coach in the hallway. The book fell off of the desk. He threw the book out of the window. +he wouldn't let the cat inside of the house. (sau folositi 9in9) (here did they go to: !ut the lamp in back of the couch. (se va folosi 9behind9) (here is your college at: 1. Completeaza urmatoarele propozitii cu at, in sau on:

They live ;;; in 6oronation +treet ;;; number <$. *ack works ;;; =>ford ;;; the ?niversity. 've left my briefcase ;;; the office. think left it ;;; the chair ;;;the corner. 'eet me ;;; the bus8stop ;;; the end of "ristol 4oad. They live ;;; +eal, a small village ;;; the road to )olkestone. 2. Completeaza urmatorul text cu prepozitiile care lipsesc: t was ;;; the evening ;;;; )riday $-th 'arch ;;; Tribeca, @ew York. !olice patrolman +waine and assistant potrolman "radley were driving ;;; <rd 0venue. +waine stopped the patrol car, which was new and shinning, ;;; an electrical store. He needed some batteries. He got ;;; and went ;;; the storeA but he left the keys ;;; the car because "radley stayed ;;; the car. +waine looked ;;; the street. t was crowded ;;; early evening shoppers. t was brightly lit and lively. 3. 'radu pasajul de mai sus in limba romana.