Estudo das Preposições Inglesas) - lição 3 (ALONG; ALONGSIDE; AMONG; APART FROM

ALONG – Ao longo. Na mesma direção, ao lado.

1 – No espaço.

Ex.: a) My favorite hobby is to walk along the promenade very early in the morning; it keeps me in shape.

b) We spent the whole morning talking and waking along the river.

c) She got a ticket for parking her car on the sidewalk along the hospital wall.

2 – No tempo.

Ex.: a) If you really want to buy that surfboard of your dreams try to save money along the year.

b) She’s been working for me since last year and has never been absent along the way (durante este tempo).

ALONGSIDE – Significa estar em posição próxima; ao lado ou junto.

Ex:: a) The two cars kept running alongside each other in high speed and for much time. They almost crashed.

b) The baseball team refused to play alongside the newcomers.

AMONG – (ou AMONGST) – Cercado ou no meio de. Parte de um grupo de pessoas ou coisas.

1 – Em um grupo

Ex.: a) If you live most of your days among cultured people, you’re likely to become one like them.

b) Among other things, I’ve worked in the Amazon forest as a tour guide.

2 – Pertencente a um conjunto

Ex.: a) Among Shakespeare’s great novels, Hamlet is the one, which most captures the imagination.

b) Robinho is a gifted soccer player. He’s my favorite amongst the best in the world.

Obs.: É preciso diferenciar esta preposição de outra do mesmo grupo: (AMID ou AMIDST) que é usada no caso de nomes incontáveis.

Ex.: a) How could you stay so calm amidst such big confusion?

b) Even tired and amid an incredible noise, I managed to finish my report about the accident.

APART FROM – Dá noção de exceção e distância.

1 – Exceção.

Ex.: a) I like all kinds of movies apart from science fiction.

b) I’ll tell you a secret and nobody should know it apart from us.

2 – Distância.

Ex.: a) I’m glad for these school vacations apart from those boring philosophy classes.

b) To accommodate the new employees, the company built another lodging apart from the factory.

EXERCÍCIOS

1 – Escolha a opção que for a mais correta para completar a frase:

a) Steve feels very happy when he is ___________.

( ) Alongside his brother.

( ) Among his brothers.

( ) Apart from his brother.

b) My dog is very week. It hasn’t eaten anything ____________.

( ) Along the day.

( ) Apart from the day.

( ) Alongside the day.

c) ___________ nobody else knows about the accident.

( ) Apart from me.

( ) Amid me.

( ) Along me.

d) No wonder you feel stressed after more than three hours ___________.

( ) Along such a terrible noise.

( ) Among such a terrible noise.

( ) Amid such a terrible noise.

( ) Apart from such a terrible noise.

e) ___________, both competitors ended in first and won the swimming contest.

( ) Along each other.

( ) Among each other.

( ) Amid each other.

( ) Alongside each other.

f) ___________ in spelling, he wrote a good composition.

( ) Along some mistakes

( ) Amid some mistakes

( ) Apart from some mistakes

2 – A partir de um substituto, complete as frases utilizando uma das preposições que estão sendo trabalhadas. Siga o exemplo.

He works among intelligent people.

a) A tremendous traffic.

He works amid a tremendous traffic.

b) His family.

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c) Cars and buses.

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d) Many hours.

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e) His young son.

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f) The confusion of the traffic.

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3 – Reescreva as frases abaixo usando as preposições que se pede entre parênteses.

a) You’re allowed to play with any kids in our neighborhood, but you can’t play with Tommy (APART FROM).

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b) This beach is usually very crowded and after sunset one can see much trash (ALONG).

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c) For saving the child, the fireman had to face the fire (AMID).

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d) Jurassic Park is one of Steven Spielberg’s most exciting films (AMONG).

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e) He won’t mind if you park your car by the side of his truck (ALONGSIDE).

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f) Helen Hunt played together with Jack Nicholson in the excellent “As Good As it Gets” (ALONGSIDE).

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