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ENGLISH GRAlIllllAR.
Redueo (611bJu~)
case,,) to.
Reil,~ct upon, on.
Reganl for; in reg:ll'tl to.
Rely "pan, on.
Replete witlt.
Reproached for.
Uesemblallce Iv.
Resolve on.
nespeet to; in re,pcd 10, oj.
Restore to.
Rich in.
Rob oj.
Rule over.
Shlll'c in, of.
Sick of.
Significant of.
Similar to.
l:;ink into. beneath.
Skilful (hefore a noun) in;
II participle) aI, in.
Strain out.
Strip of.
under; (in other Submit to.
Sent to.
Swerve fr01l1.
Ta~le oj, means actual cnjoymeut;
-taste jar, mean, capacity ur
genius for.
Tax with (for example, a crime, an
act) ; jar (a purpose, J. state).
Th~nkful JOT.
Think of, on.
Touch at.
Unite (trnnsitive) to; (intmusitive)
with.
1.:" niwn with, to.
esefulfoT.
Value upon, on.
Vest, before the possessor, ;11; before
the possessed, with.
Wait UpCnI. on.
(before Wit"ess of.
Worthy, unworthy of. But nfter the~e,
of is generally omitted.
835. What preposition it is proper to use, often depends as much upon
what folluw>,. as upon what goes before. Thus," To fall from a height "­
.. into a pit "-" in battle "-" to u'ork "-I< upon an enemy."
836. Into is \1se,] only nfter verbs of motion, and implies entrance. In
is used after VCI bs of motion or rest, nnd denotes situ(ltion, but never
entrance; as, " !Ie went 1IIto the c:lrl'iage, nnd rode in it."
837. Boast, appro!'e, and disapprol'e. arc often used without a preposi.
tion following; so also worthy aud unworthy.
838. The same preposition th:tt follows a verb or adjective, usually
follows the noun derived from it, nnd vice versa; as, "Confide ill "­
"Confiden: in "-" Confidence in."
EXERCISES '1'0 BE CORREOTED.
In the following sentences, point out the prepositions and the nntecedent
term. If not appropriate, correct, and gi ve the rule :-
This remark is founded "ith trutb.-He was eager of recommending
him to his f'ellow-citizens.-I find great difficulty of
"riting.-E\'ery change is not a change to the better.-Chauged
for a worse shape it can not be.-It is important, in times of
trial, to have a friend to whom you can coufide.-You my rely
in the truth of "hat he ~ays.-J\1any have profited from good
advice, but ha,e not always beeu grateful of it.-I have no occasion
of his services.-Favors are not always bestowed to the
most deserving.-This is very different to that.-Virtue and
vice differ "idely with each other.-Come in the hou8e.-We