Estudo das Preposições Inglesas ( com exercícios e respostas) - PARTE III - lição 11
Continuemos com as preposições restantes do grupo.
FOR ALL; FOR THE SAKE OF; FROM, FROM …TILL; UNTIL; UP TO
FOR ALL – Tem o mesmo sentido de DESPITE (apesar). Geralmente inicia uma frase e indica um esforço em vão.
Ex.: a)For all the e-mails I’ve been sending to her lately, she has not sent any reply.
b) For all the money you make in this business it won’t pay the huge
company’sdebt.
FOR THE SAKE OF – Em nome ou em benefício de alguém ou algo.
Ex.: a) He Said he only accepted the nomination for the sake of his people.
b) For the sake of your health you need to quit smoking immediately.
FROM – Esta preposição é uma das campeães em significados. É preciso muito cuidado ao trabalhar com ela. Quer dizer, entre outras coisas, Proveniente de, da parte de, desde, para longe de. Dá noção de causa, distância, posição, prevenção, etc.
1- Mostra o lugar de onde se iniciou a ação.
Ex: a) The man took the money from his pocket and gave it to his daughter.
b) I spent all morning reading the postcards and the pictures that my cousin sent
fromAustralia.
2- Designa a hora em que algo se inicia ou o tempo em que foi feito ou existiu pela
primeiravez.
Ex.: a) That vase is extremely valuable. It dates from the fifteenth century.
b) From this day on I promise never to offend you again.
3- A distância entre dois lugares.
Ex.: a) It’s easy to get to my house. It’s about 50 metersfrom that traffic light.
b) We don’t need to take a taxi. We’re just half kilometer from theairport.
4-Usada para mostrar os níveis de variação entre grandezas, em forma de preços ou
números.
Ex.: a) From R$ 4,00 to R$ 10,00 people can visit the city zoo.
b) Electricity bills have risen from 15% to 20% in 2005.
5 – Causa de uma ação ou estado.
Ex.: a) Happy for the first time in months, I was savoring the slow fall from
Consciousness.
b) Our car stopped twice this week from lack of gasoline.
6 – Mostrando a origem de alguém ou alguma coisa.
Ex.: a) My aunt comes fromFortaleza.
b) He met a very nice girl fromItaly
7 – Denotando: Separação. Algo ou alguém foi removido ou levado embora.
Ex.: a) Don’t take all the cookies from the cupboard. I’ll be hungry when I
get home tonight.
b) Five from fifteen is ten.
8 – Quando se refere a um material específico, não necessariamente o principal.
Ex.: a) Feijoada is a Brazilian dish made from all parts of pork meat.
b) She’s wearing wonderful high heels made from leather and velvet.
9 – Transformação. Mostra a mudança no estado de alguém ou algo.
Ex.: a) Sue fell in love and changed from being the sad girl I always new.
b) Jerry did a good job and was promoted from junior to a senior
position in marketing.
10- Quando queremos considerar uma situação antes de a julgarmos ou decidir sobre
ela, usamos a preposição from.
Ex .: a) From whatGeorge had said, it was obvious that they would love
Alexandra deeply.
b) From looking at your face, I would say you’re very happy with your
new boyfriend.
11- Mostra a diferença entre duas pessoas ou coisas.
Ex.: a) I can’t live in common with a person whose dreams are so different
from mine.
b) Japanese people are very similar. Sometimesit’simpossibletotell
onefromtheother.
12- Usada para mostrar a posição de algo comparado a outras coisas ou o ponto de
vista de alguém ao considerar uma questão.
Ex: a) He knows very well this issue. He’s talking from his own
Experience.
b) I’m speaking from the top of the EmpireState, where I can have a
wonderful view of the city.
13- No sentido de proteção, mostra aquilo contra o que alguém está tentando se
proteger.
Ex.: a) She had constantly protected her sisters from the beatings of her
uncle.
b) After two hours looking for a place, they found shelter from the
storm under a large tree.
14 - Como prevenção, usada para mostrar o que não se tem permissão de fazer ou
conhecer ou aquilo que deixou de acontecer.
Ex.: a) I’ll thank you forever if you promise me to keep this from going
public.
b) After the revolution he was banned from visiting his motherland for
fiveyears.
FROM… TILL / UNTIL – Representa: duração entre duas determinadas situações.
Ex.: a) My son studied at this University from 1987 till his graduation in 1992. b) He remained in Francefrom his first trial till his execution.
Obs.: Pode-se substituir TILL por UNTIL ou UP TO sem alterar o sentido.
Ex.: That book is very interesting. From the moment I began to read it up to the last page it took me no more than 5 days.
Agora vamos aos exercícios.
1 – Forme frases unindo corretamente as duas colunas.
a) It was only five minutes from the moment I arrived
b) If you are going to be in the stock market, you should not trade
c) In Germany and France she suffered greatly
d) I like to compare every price list when I go shopping, just
e) He can’t get rid of that strange habit
f) The book white teeth recounts the lives of its characters
( ) From 1975 until 1992.
( ) For the sake of trading.
( ) for the sake of economy.
( ) for all my advices.
( ) until she talked to me.
( ) From racism.
2 – Escolha a melhor preposição.
a) My grandparents lived in that old house _________ (until/ from / for all) they died, in 1956.
b) In the last five years, golf in the US has gone _________ (from / for all / till) being an old man’s pastime to the sex sport for man and woman.
c) I’ve told you more than a hundred times to give up smoking _________ (from /for the sake of / up to) Christ.
d) _________ (from / for the sake of / up to) the beginning of the 20th century, women in Brazil were not allowed to join men at the beach.
e) Our Indians live in the jungle and build their huts _________ (from / until / for all) material they find around.
f) _________ (up to / from / for all) the money he has now, he still lives in the same poor neighborhood where he grew up.
g) Crusoe lived for many years alone in the island _________ (until / from / for the sake of) hefound Friday.
h) He had just come home _________ (from / for the sake of / for) softball game with some friends.
i) _________ (until / from / for) the first time she was making dinner _________ (for / from / till) him.
j) _________ (for all / for the sake of / from) God, don’t forget to invite Mary this time.
3 – Neste exercício tente formar frases utilizando os termos dados. Você vai ter que acrescentar uma preposição e outras palavras que se fizerem necessárias.
Ex.: Wait / few weeks / husband / home
She’ll have to wait a few weeks till/until her husband comes back home again.
a) The man / not happy / windfall /
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b) Dangerous outlaw / transfer / Carandiru / Bangu I.
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c) His tempestuous private life / Has / Most interesting filmographies / of all times.
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d) Dropped out / High school / Adolescent years.
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e) The courier / The valuable / 8th. Street / 14th. / Downtown
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f) Should / Stop / Your health
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g) My efforts / Finish / The report / In time
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h) Christopher Reeve / Paralytic / Horse
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RESPOSTAS DOS EXERCÍCIOS
FOR ALL; FOR THE SAKE OF; FROM, FROM …TILL; UNTIL; UP TO
1-
a) The maid will not open the door until she knows who knocked.
b) If you are going to be in the stock market, you should not trade for the sake of trading.
c) In Germany and France she suffered greatly from racism.
d) I like to compare every price list when I go shopping just for the sake of economy.
e) He can’t get rid of that strange habit for all my advices.
f) The book “White Teeth” recounts the lives of it’s characters from 1975 until 1992.
2-
a) Until b) from c) for the sake of d) up to e) from f) for all g) until h) from i) for, for j) for the sake of
3-Respostas variam. Possiveis respostas:
a) The man isn’t happy. Walking on the street, he’s looking for protection from the windfall.
b) The dangerous outlaw had to be transferred from Carandiru to Bangu I prision.
c) For all his tempestuous private life, he has created the most interesting filmographies of all times.
d) He dropped out from High School during his adolescent years.
e)In order to deliver the valuable package downtown the courier had to walk from 14th to 18th Street.
f) You should stop smoking for the sake of your health.
g)For all my efforts I couldn’t finish the report in time.
h)Christopher Reeve, the actor from Superman, became paralytic after falling down from his horse.