Prepositions after nouns (2) !

[MystOGriff]

Hello everybody !

Je viens de voir que certaines hésitations vous habitaient encore… donc, voici un nouvel exercice, un tout petit peu différent!

Il va vous falloir compléter les phrases ci-dessous avec un nom puis en utilisant soit of + -ing ou to + base verbale.
Donc, j’insiste lourdement pour certains , il n’y a que deux choix possibles !

Pour vous amuser un peu plus, j’ai décidé de vous laisser choisir le nom et le verbe en vous les proposant tous ci-dessous, dans le désordre naturellement !

Il ne faut pas hésiter à participer, sans citer personne, parlons entre autres de nos chères Fame et Medi qui n’ont pas encore rendu leur premier devoir !!!!!!!!

CORRECTION : VENDREDI 15 DECEMBRE 2006

Les noms : ability – cost – decision – failure – fear – possibility – reason – risk – sign – unwillingness.

Les verbes : acknowledge – allow – buy – fly – get – remember – stop – transmit – win – worry.

1 – My mother recently overcame her ………. and had a holiday in South Africa.
2 – The snow has been falling now for two days and shows no………. .
3 – The government has defended its ………. coal mining in the national park.
4 – Your blood pressure is a little high, but there is no ………. about it.
5 – She was kept in isolation to reduce the ………. the virus to other people in the hospital.
6 – The exercise tests children’s ………. a random sequence of numbers.
7 – The manager was sacked after his team’s ………. promotion from the second division.
8 – The ………. new cars in Europe is expected to fall in the next year.
9 – I knew that there was little ………. the job with so many applicants.
10 – It is very difficult to work with Chris because of his ………. that he ever makes mistakes.

Bon courage à toutes et tous !

MystO'Griff
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Learn as if you were to live forever.

[Medi]

Bonsoir tout le monde
eh non je n'hésite pas à participer seulement les jours ne sont pas assez longs pour moi en ce moment ...mais j'essaie de faire le maximum ma chère MystO'griff

bonne soirée à tous
Medi
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le bonheur est une petite chose que l'on grignote, assis par terre, au soleil.

[Nobody]

Good evening everybody,

Here is my try:


1. My mother recently overcame her fear of flying and had a holiday in South Africa.
2. The snow has been falling now for two days and shows no sign of stopping.
3. The government has defended its decision to allow coal mining in the national park.
4. Your blood pressure is a little high, but there is no reason to worry about it.
5. She was kept in isolation to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to other people in the hospital.
6. The exercise tests children’s ability to remember a random sequence of numbers.
7. The manager was sacked after his team’s failure to win promotion from the second division.
8. The cost of buying new cars in Europe is expected to fall in the next year.
9. I knew that there was little possibility to get the job with so many applicants.
10. It is very difficult to work with Chris because of his unwillingness to acknowledge that he ever makes mistakes.

Thanking you, my dear MystO'.
See you later, my friends.

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[Fame]

Hello,

ok, je l'avoue, je n'ai pas osé
Je n'aime pas les prépositions
Je ferai un effort surhumain pour faire celui-ci , promis
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Fame
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten !

[Fame]

1 – My mother recently overcame her fear to fly and had a holiday in South Africa.

2 – The snow has been falling now for two days and shows no sign of stopping .

3 – The government has defended its decision to allow coal mining in the national park.

4 – Your blood pressure is a little high, but there is no reason to worry about it.

5 – She was kept in isolation to reduce the risk to transmit the virus to other people in the hospital.

6 – The exercise tests children’s ability to remember a random sequence of numbers.

7 – The manager was sacked after his team’s failure of winning promotion from the second division.

8 – The cost of buying new cars in Europe is expected to fall in the next year.

9 – I knew that there was little possibility of getting the job with so many applicants.

10 – It is very difficult to work with Chris because of his unwillingness to acknowledge that he ever makes mistakes.

I did my best
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Fame
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten !

[OrientCat]

Coucou Mysto,
Allez je me lance
1 – My mother recently overcame her fear of flying and had a holiday in South Africa.
2 – The snow has been falling now for two days and shows no sign of stopping………. .
3 – The government has defended its decision to allow coal mining in the national park.
4 – Your blood pressure is a little high, but there is no reason to worry about it.
5 – She was kept in isolation to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to other people in the hospital.
6 – The exercise tests children’s ability to remember a random sequence of numbers.
7 – The manager was sacked after his team’s failure to win promotion from the second division.
8 – The cost of buying new cars in Europe is expected to fall in the next year.
9 – I knew that there was little possibilité of getting the job with so many applicants.
10 – It is very difficult to work with Chris because of his unwillingness to acknowledge that he ever makes mistakes.
Thanks Mysto'
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O'rientCat
Ronron et pattes de velours...
Those who don't like cats will be reincarnated into mice

[MystOGriff]

Bonjour à tous,

Je vous remercie toutes et tous pour votre participation. Voici donc la correction :

1 – My mother recently overcame her fear of flying and had a holiday in South Africa.
2 – The snow has been falling now for two days and shows no sign of stopping .
3 – The government has defended its decision to allow coal mining in the national park.
4 – Your blood pressure is a little high, but there is no reason to worry about it.
5 – She was kept in isolation to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to other people in the hospital.
6 – The exercise tests children’s ability to remember a random sequence of numbers.
7 – The manager was sacked after his team’s failure to win/get promotion from the second division.
8 – The cost of buying new cars in Europe is expected to fall in the next year.
9 – I knew that there was little possibility of getting the job with so many applicants.
10 – It is very difficult to work with Chris because of his unwilligness to acknowledge that he ever makes mistakes.


Et bravo !

MystO'Griff
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Learn as if you were to live forever.