Основными предлогами направления являются:To, On (to), In (to)

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 497.

D. Prepositions of Direction

a. Основный предлог направления "to"

TO: обозначает движение по направлению к какому- либо объекту

Robert returned to his apartment.

b. The prepositions “onto”, “into”:

ON + TO = onto: обозначает движение по направлению к поверхности
IN + TO = into: обозначает движение по направлению во что-либо
4) The swimmer jumped in/into the pool.
5) Tom fell on/onto the floor.
6) The crab washed up on/onto the shore.

Выполнение какого-либо действия	Расположение объекта
Jean fell on(to) the floor.		Jean is on the floor.
Carol dived in(to) the water.		Carol is in the water.

Drive towardthe city limits and turn north.	(Drive in the direction of the city limits; turnoff may be before arriving there.)
The plane was headed toward a mountain.	(It was headed in the direction of a mountain; it may not have reached or hit the mountain.)
Take me to the airport, please.

1. Предлог "оnto" может быть заменён на предлог "on" с глаголами движения.

The sportsman jumped on(to) the mat.
Mark fell on(to) the floor.

Exercise 1. Complete the following sentences with the correct prepositions: to, toward, on, onto, in,or into. Some sentences may have more than one possible correct answer.

1. Anna has returned ______ her home town.

2. The dog jumped ______ the lake.

3. Are the boys still swimming ______ the pool?

4. Thomas fell ______ the floor.

5. The plane landed ______ the runway.

6. We drove _____ the river for an hour, but turned north before we reached it.

7. The kids climbed ______ the monkey bars.

8. Joanna got ______ Fred's car.

9. The baby spilled his cereal ______ the floor.

10. We cried to the man on the ladder, "Hang ______!"

11. I just called ______ say I love you.

12. Matthew and Michelle moved the table ______ the dining room.

13. Allan left your keys ______ the table.

14. Dr. Karper apologized for interrupting us, and told us to carry ______ with our discussion.

15. I'd like ______ ask you a question.

16. Pat drove Mike ______ the airport.

17. Glenn almost fell ______ the river.

18. The waitress noticed that there was no more Diet Pepsi ______ Marty's glass.

19. 19. Greg and Sarah took the bus that was heading ______ the university.

20. 20. Mary Sue jumped ______ the stage and danced.

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