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HUNGARIAN-ENGLISH LINGUISTIC CONTRASTS. A PRACTICAL APPROACH TASK 5: CROSS OUT THE PHRASES THAT CANNOT FOLLOW THE PREPOSITION. Now everything depends on the weather. the soldiers. how the soldiers will fight. Jill did not object to what Jack had said to her. Jack’s proposal. Jack holding her hand. TASK 6: JOIN THE PAIRS OF PHRASES BELOW TO MAKE SENTENCES. I am surprised that you bought a Japanese car / at you(r) buying a Japanese car; We decided to go down to the river / on going down to the river; I informed him that his uncle had arrived / about his uncle’s arrival; he insisted that I should lay down my burden by the riverside; Jill was afraid that Jack would go up the hill alone to fetch a pail of water; All girls are aware (of the fact) that it is dangerous to walk in the spooky old woods alone; Alice was sorry she had mentioned / about mentioning her cat to the mouse; The Queen of Hearts was sure that Alice was guilty / of Alice’s guilt. TASK 7: CORRECT. He spoke about having been involved in an accident. Alice complained that she didn’t know who she was. Robinson at last resigned himself to the fact that he was alone on the island. I condemned him for using dirty tricks to win the race. Task 8: TRANSLATE. I'll wait for you outside the school. I’ll meet you outside the cinema. In case of fire, use the emergency exit. In the case of young children a speedy recovery may be expected. / Young children are expected to recover quickly. While typing the letter, I noticed a mistake. His glasses fell off during the fight. While the child was running about, they lost sight of him. It is difficult to talk while running. We don’t talk while eating. I can’t concentrate under these circumstances. My grandfather worked at/for Tungsram. In building the underground, all previous experience was taken into account. In our country this drug is not yet very common. There is a bird sitting in the tree. Late at night I was walking at the end of the village and I saw three stars in the sky. + 244 +
