CONCORDANCE

1. to guide herself about the house, and to do a good deal
2. who told me all this about my poor mother, long after her
3. did not often think about him, she had fallen so
4. get from the people about the farm, who hardly waited
5. of work, may be, about the farm. And he would take
6. and kept he with him about the farm. Gregory was made
7. when I was about sixteen, and Gregory nineteen
8. an errand to a place about seven miles distant by the road
9. by the road, but only about four by the Fells. He bade me
10. I tried to move about, but I dared not go far, for fear
11. spirits of the Fells, about whom I had heard so many
12. feared that, in moving about just now, I have lost the right
13. has gotten ought about thee they’ll know at borne?’ I
14. still, and again about our mother, when I fell asleep
15. were many voices about me—many faces hovering
16. when all were running about in wild alarm, not knowing
17. … I – stocked house, not above half an hour’s walk from
18. that might not be above his comprehension. I think he

INSTRUCTION:

1. Put number in the lines
2. look at the words about
3. read more about preposition
4. state the various about and above and the function

Analyzing the word

A preposition is a word which is used before a noun or pronoun to show its relation to some other word in the sentence. There are common of preposition which is preposition of time, place, direction/movement, manner and purpose.

1. herself (pronoun) about (preposition) the house(noun)= Preposition of place
2. this(determiner) about (preposition) my (pronoun) = Preposition of manner
3. think(verb) about (preposition) him(pronoun) = Preposition of manner
4. the people(noun) about (preposition) the farm(noun) = Preposition of place
5. may be(verb) about (preposition) the farm(noun) = Preposition of place
6. him(pronoun)about (preposition) the farm(noun) = Preposition of place
7. was(verb) about (preposition) sixteen(number)= Preposition of time
8. a place(noun)about (preposition)seven miles(number) = Preposition of direction
9. only(adverb) about (preposition) four (number) = Preposition of direction
10. move(verb) about (preposition) but (conjunction) = Preposition of direction
11. Fells(noun) about (preposition) whom(wh-question) = Preposition of place
12. moving(verb) about (preposition) just now(adverb) = Preposition of manner
13. Ought(verb) about (preposition) thee(noun) = Preposition of manner
14. again(adverb) about (preposition) our(pronoun) = Preposition of manner
15. voices(noun) about (preposition) me(pronoun) = Preposition of manner
16. running(verb) about (preposition) in(preposition) = Preposition of manner
17. not(verb) about (preposition) half an hour’s walk(time) = Preposition of time
18. be(verb) about (preposition) his(pronoun) = Preposition of manner



Reference:

Nandy. 2005. Mastering English the Easy Way. 2nd printing. Selangor: Pelanduk Publications (M) Sdn. Bhd.

1st printing 2000 Penerbitan Pelangi Sdn. Bhd.