No article is used in the following circumstances: A and an are used only with singular nouns. The is used with singular

that are regarded as the objects of the prepositions. Therefore, all pronouns that come after a preposition should be in the objective case. He was asked to choose between Jack and I. He was asked to choose between Jack and me.

53. Preposition should be repeated if clarity requires it.

She looks better in green than brown. This could mean she looks better in green than Brown looks in green. She looks better in green than in brown. Take care not to use preposition needlessly. Of what are you afraid of? Of what are afraid? What are afraid of? The racehorse wandered off of the track. The racehorse wandered off the track.

54. Many people think that preposition should not be used to end

sentences. This is not true. While it is true that most sentences can be strengthened by ending them with some other part of speech, there is grammatically nothing wrong with these constructions. What is your looking for? I’m not sure I know what you’re talking about. This is not the sort of behavior that I’m going to put up with. Exercise 29 Supply the correct prepositions in the following sentences. 1. He has gone abroad. He will return …. two year’s time. 2. …. Saturdays I always go to the market. 3. I never go to the cinema …. the week. 4. He ran a hundred meters …. thirteen seconds. 5. I can’t see him …. the moment. I’m busy. 6. My birthday is …. November 7 th . 7. I was born .... Surabaya in 1958. 8. The days are very short …. December. 9. We arrived at the village late …. night. We left early …. the morning. 10. I shall not hear from him …. tomorrow. C. LATIHAN EXERCISES 30 Choose the correct answer. 1. We won’t be there because, due to I have to work late to night. 2. Almost, Most all my ink is gone. 3. I don’t have any, some faith in that solution. 4. Albert took the idea of time relativity farther, further than anyone dreamed he could. 5. I’ve had fewer, less trouble remembering names since I took that memory course. 6. We eat alot of, many peanut butter in our house. 7. I don’t think I like that, those brand of shoes. 8. Only I, I only had two pieces of chocolate, I assure you. 9. Amanda occasionally is, is occasionally temperamental. 10. Your hypothetical equation is more, more nearly perfect than any other I’ve seen. 11. Is Jakarta as, so, large as Singapore? 12. Peter can skate better, as well than his friend Helga. 13. This candy tastes too sweet, sweetly for me. 14. They told me the broth was hot, so I tasted careful, carefully. 15. We tried your theory, and it proved false, falsely. 16. Ms. Brown lives fair, fairly close to her mother-in-law. 17. That politician has a high, highly opinion of himself. 18. Frankly, I think his reputation is high, highly overrated.