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Leave out the extra word.","Dependent Prepositions: Statements and Questions","Build English sentences and questions with dependent prepositions, practising agreement, apologies, complaints and the correct position of prepositions.",4,"sentence_builder",[13,39,60,81,102,122,141,160,180,200],{"id":14,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":16,"explanation":17,"exampleSentence":18,"blanks":19},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-77d6-8ac5-a6eab25cf3ef","Build the question: __1__",0,"Which announcement comes first, followed by did, the subject you and the base verb listen. The dependent preposition to stays at the end, carrying the question mark; listen at is incorrect here.","Which recording did the class listen to?",[20],{"id":21,"blankNumber":22,"options":23,"tiles":32},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7776-8ac5-a6eab1ca2df1",1,[24,28],{"id":25,"optionText":26,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-76f2-8ac5-a6eab048794d","at?",false,{"id":29,"optionText":30,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7746-8ac5-a6eab12eb545","Which announcement did you listen to?",true,[33,34,35,36,37,38],"Which","announcement","did","you","listen","to?",{"id":40,"sentenceTemplate":41,"displayOrder":22,"explanation":42,"exampleSentence":43,"blanks":44},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-78ae-8ac5-a6eab45f5b31","Build the sentence: __1__","The order is subject + is waiting + for + object. After for, use the object pronoun him, not the subject pronoun he.","Please wait for us.",[45],{"id":46,"blankNumber":22,"options":47,"tiles":54},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7876-8ac5-a6eab3f34dd1",[48,51],{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-782e-8ac5-a6eab29b942c","She is waiting for him.",{"id":52,"optionText":53,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7856-8ac5-a6eab37d399b","he",[55,56,57,58,59],"She","is","waiting","for","him.",{"id":61,"sentenceTemplate":41,"displayOrder":62,"explanation":63,"exampleSentence":64,"blanks":65},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-796e-8ac5-a6eab69e92cf",2,"Start with the subject We and the verb agreed. On introduces the shared decision, and a must directly precede the final noun price. Agree with introduces an opinion-holder, not a price.","The organisers agreed on a date.",[66],{"id":67,"blankNumber":22,"options":68,"tiles":75},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7936-8ac5-a6eab5ba8391",[69,72],{"id":70,"optionText":71,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-78f6-8ac5-a6eab47c3a64","with",{"id":73,"optionText":74,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-791a-8ac5-a6eab5233f09","We agreed on a price.",[76,77,78,79,80],"We","agreed","on","a","price.",{"id":82,"sentenceTemplate":41,"displayOrder":83,"explanation":84,"exampleSentence":85,"blanks":86},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7a26-8ac5-a6eab87009ae",3,"Place the finite verb looked after He and at before the object the map. The article stays with map, and the capital and final punctuation anchor the subject and object. Look of cannot introduce the thing someone looks at.","Look at these photographs.",[87],{"id":88,"blankNumber":22,"options":89,"tiles":96},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-79f6-8ac5-a6eab809f697",[90,93],{"id":91,"optionText":92,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-79ae-8ac5-a6eab763b7c2","He looked at the map.",{"id":94,"optionText":95,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-79d6-8ac5-a6eab7dc2662","of",[97,98,99,100,101],"He","looked","at","the","map.",{"id":103,"sentenceTemplate":41,"displayOrder":10,"explanation":104,"exampleSentence":105,"blanks":106},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7b82-8ac5-a6eaba84b419","After I apologised, to introduces the recipient Anna and for introduces the action interrupting. The final punctuation anchors the reason at the end. An action after for needs the -ing form, not the base form interrupt.","Leo apologised to his teacher for shouting.",[107],{"id":108,"blankNumber":22,"options":109,"tiles":116},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7b1e-8ac5-a6eaba459ce6",[110,113],{"id":111,"optionText":112,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7aa2-8ac5-a6eab915a893","interrupt.",{"id":114,"optionText":115,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7ae2-8ac5-a6eab9f7df6c","I apologised to Anna for interrupting.",[117,118,119,120,58,121],"I","apologised","to","Anna","interrupting.",{"id":123,"sentenceTemplate":15,"displayOrder":124,"explanation":125,"exampleSentence":126,"blanks":127},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7cd2-8ac5-a6eabcbfbe16",5,"Which grant introduces the requested thing, followed by did, the subject she and the base verb apply. The dependent preposition for stays at the end with the question mark. At cannot introduce the grant being requested.","Which permit did he apply for?",[128],{"id":129,"blankNumber":22,"options":130,"tiles":136},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7c72-8ac5-a6eabc9becd4",[131,134],{"id":132,"optionText":133,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7bf6-8ac5-a6eabb4f438c","Which grant did she apply for?",{"id":135,"optionText":26,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7c3a-8ac5-a6eabbb9b032",[33,137,35,138,139,140],"grant","she","apply","for?",{"id":142,"sentenceTemplate":41,"displayOrder":143,"explanation":144,"exampleSentence":145,"blanks":146},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7e36-8ac5-a6eabd761f6e",6,"Start with Let's, then the base verb discuss and its direct object the budget. Discuss takes its object without about; the capital and final punctuation fix the ends.","Let's discuss our holiday plans.",[147],{"id":148,"blankNumber":22,"options":149,"tiles":156},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7dd2-8ac5-a6eabd5827cf",[150,153],{"id":151,"optionText":152,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7d4e-8ac5-a6eabccbb88b","about",{"id":154,"optionText":155,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7d92-8ac5-a6eabd51ba8f","Let's discuss the budget.",[157,158,100,159],"Let's","discuss","budget.",{"id":161,"sentenceTemplate":41,"displayOrder":162,"explanation":163,"exampleSentence":164,"blanks":165},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7f9e-8ac5-a6eabef1781e",7,"Put the finite verb complained after He, then to reception for the recipient and about his room for the problem. His must stay with room, whose punctuation fixes the end; reception takes no determiner here. The base form complain cannot serve as the finite verb after He.","Maya complained to the manager about lunch.",[166],{"id":167,"blankNumber":22,"options":168,"tiles":175},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7f3a-8ac5-a6eabe98df8a",[169,172],{"id":170,"optionText":171,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7eb6-8ac5-a6eabdba00e5","He complained to reception about his room.",{"id":173,"optionText":174,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-e0f8-7efa-8ac5-a6eabe664c3e","complain",[97,176,119,177,152,178,179],"complained","reception","his","room.",{"id":181,"sentenceTemplate":41,"displayOrder":182,"explanation":183,"exampleSentence":184,"blanks":185},"01a0e1ab-e0f9-7167-a239-b3c74b61eb46",8,"Succeed takes in, followed here by the -ing form reducing and its object waste. The bare verb reduce cannot follow this preposition.","Did the charity succeed in raising enough money?",[186],{"id":187,"blankNumber":22,"options":188,"tiles":195},"01a0e1ab-e0f9-70ff-a239-b3c74ad3914a",[189,192],{"id":190,"optionText":191,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e0f9-7073-a239-b3c74a2a1908","reduce",{"id":193,"optionText":194,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-e0f9-70bf-a239-b3c74a54a604","She succeeded in reducing waste.",[55,196,197,198,199],"succeeded","in","reducing","waste.",{"id":201,"sentenceTemplate":41,"displayOrder":202,"explanation":203,"exampleSentence":204,"blanks":205},"01a0e1ab-e0f9-730b-a239-b3c74e39248d",9,"They comes first as the subject, followed by agreed. To introduces the proposal being accepted, and our must directly precede the final noun proposal. Agree at cannot introduce an accepted proposal.","The neighbours agreed to our request.",[206],{"id":207,"blankNumber":22,"options":208,"tiles":214},"01a0e1ab-e0f9-728b-a239-b3c74d6d562c",[209,212],{"id":210,"optionText":211,"isCorrect":31,"displayOrder":16},"01a0e1ab-e0f9-71e7-a239-b3c74c180274","They agreed to our proposal.",{"id":213,"optionText":99,"isCorrect":27,"displayOrder":22},"01a0e1ab-e0f9-7227-a239-b3c74c94e79c",[215,77,119,216,217],"They","our","proposal.","\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_144b87a5-0a16-4560-86c6-ea24dbf2a8fe_hero.webp?v=1790492533",{"title":220,"slug":221,"language":222,"level":223},"Verbs with Dependent Prepositions","verbs-with-dependent-prepositions","en","B1"]