с. № Dependent prepositions
Complete with: on, of, in or for. Check in Appendix 2. 1 She had difficulty ..... keeping her balance on the surfboard. 2 Ted couldn't face his fear ..... snakes. 3 In spite of her disability, Claire never felt sorry ..... herself. 4 Ann's accident resulted ..... a severe head injury. 5 Tom tried to keep his mind ..... winning the race.
Решение
- После have difficulty с действием используется in + -ing: difficulty in keeping.
. Существительное fear сочетается с of: fear of snakes. . Устойчивое выражение feel sorry for oneself означает «жалеть себя». . Result in обозначает следствие: авария привела к травме. . Keep one's mind on something означает «сосредоточиться на чём-либо», поэтому on winning. Предлоги запоминаются вместе со всем выражением.
Ответ
- She had difficulty in keeping her balance on the surfboard.
. Ted couldn't face his fear of snakes. . In spite of her disability, Claire never felt sorry for herself. . Ann's accident resulted in a severe head injury. . Tom tried to keep his mind on winning the race.
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