Bài 11: Giới Từ With, Over và By

With

Được sử dụng để cho trường hợp làm gì đó  cùng nhau hoặc tham gia:

• I ordered a sandwich with a drink.
• He was with his friend when he saw me.
• She has been working with her sister at the nail shop.
• The manager will be with you shortly.

Used to indicate "having":
Được sử dụng để cho trường hợp “có” :

• I met a guy with green eyes.
• Were you the one talking with an accent?
• People with a lot of money are not always happy.
  

Được sử dụng để cho trường hợp “sử dụng”:

• I wrote a letter with the pen you gave me.
• This is the soup that I made with rice and barley.
• He cut my hair with his gold scissors.

Được sử dụng để chỉ ra cảm giác:

• I am emailing you with my sincere apology.
• He came to the front stage with confidence.

Được sử dụng để chỉ ra sự thỏa thuận hoặc sự hiểu biết:

• Are you with me?
• Yes, I am completely with you.
• She agrees with me.

Over

Được sử dụng để chỉ ra sự di chuyển từ vị trí này tới vị trí khác:

• Come over to my house for dinner sometime.
• Could you roll over?
• They sent over a gift for his promotion.
  

Được sử dụng để chỉ ra sự di chuyển xuống:

• The big tree fell over on the road.
• Can you bend over and get the dish for me?
• He pushed it over the edge.

Used to indicate more than an expected number or amount:

• This amount is over our prediction.
• Kids twelve and over can watch this movie.
• The phone rang for over a minute.

Được sử dụng để chỉ ra khoảng thời gian:

• I worked there over a year.
• She did not sleep there over this past month.

By

Được sử dụng để chỉ ra sự kế bên:

• Can I sit by you?
• He was standing by me.
• The post office is by the bank.
  

Được sử dụng trong câu bị động:

• The microwave was fixed by the mechanic.
• The flowers were delivered by a postman.
• The branch office was closed by the head office.

Được sử dụng để chỉ một hành động với một mục đích cụ thể:

• You can pass the exam by preparing for it.
• I expressed my feeling toward her by writing a letter.
• She finally broke the record by pure effort.

Được sử dụng để chỉ ra một phương tiện hoặc phương pháp:

1. Please send this package to Russia by airmail.
2. I came here by subway.
   

[Quiz 1]

Choose the correct preposition in each sentence.

1. If she left at 4 p.m., she should be here .......................  (with, over, by) now.
2. Go ....................... (with, over, by) there and catch my ball.
3.   ....................... (With, Over, By) your determination, you will be able to achieve your dream.
4. I just found it! It was ....................... (with, over, by) the radio on my desk.
5. I knocked him  ....................... (with, over, by) accidentally.
6. She was ....................... (with, over, by) me when the accident occurred.

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1) by
2) over
3) With
4) by
5) over
6) with