PREPOSITION, THE UNPREDICTABLE WORD
ACROSS - Indica movimento ou extensão por cima de um objeto, de um lado para outro. – Através de.
e.g.: - He lives across the street.
She swam across the river.
AFTER - Depois de, após, atrás de, em busca ou no encalço de, à maneira de, abaixo de (graduação).
e.g.: - After a storm comes a calm.
The letter arrived the day after.
Peter went after his brothers.
The policeman ran after the crook.
A painting after Rembrandt.
A captain comes after a major.
AGAINST - Contra, em contato com, para, (em previsão de).
e.g.: - Let’s all fight against tyranny.
The public opinion was against George Bush.
She was leaning against the wall.
We must save against bad days in the future.
RULES OF THUMB – “RATHER”
RATHER - Um tanto, Meio
OR RATHER - Ou melhor, Aliás
WOULD RATHER - Preferiria
RATHER THAN - Em vez de
e.g. “She is rather tall, or rather, she is tall, but if she could choose, she would rather be short rather than tall”.
Rather peculiar the example above, don’t you think ?
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