Prepositions are frustrating! How well do you know yours?
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Your friend visited your home recently. They forgot something. Write a letter to your friend about this situation. In your letter include:
-what your friend forgot
-where the item is now
-a proposed arrangement to return the item
Dear Jose,
I am writing for/on/to two reasons. Firstly, my wife and I would like to thank you for your visit last night. You and Sharon are great company. Secondly, I wanted to let you know that you forgot your laptop when you left. Allow me to elaborate.
I imagine that upon arriving home you realized it was missing, but on/about/in the event you did not I wanted to write this letter to tell you. The laptop is still sitting where you left it at/between/on the coffee table in/at/around our living room. My wife and I have appreciated having your library of music to tap into. However, I should point out that I could not track down the computer’s carrying case, so I hope this is on/among/around your things.
I suppose we will have to arrange a time to meet. I am free any day this week, aside from Sunday. What day and time suit you? We could either drive it your direction, or you could come our way to pick it up.
Your friend,
Ryan
Many high school students take part time jobs. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?
At/Among/To many cultures, adolescents are encouraged to work part time. But this is a phenomenon that is not universally encouraged, as many people feel such an arrangement has drawbacks. This essay will look at the advantages and disadvantages associated among/to/with working high school students.
On the one hand, students who work part time gain business exposure and learn to handle money. For example, companies like McDonald’s often hire high school students to work their front cash registers. For these young adults, they are learning both how to deal among/below/with people in a professional way and how to transact money. As these sorts of hands on abilities are not taught in schools, it is clear that several advantages derive from/to/towards students working part time.
However, on the other hand, students who choose to work during their high school years spend time away from their studies and may be exposed to dangerous situations. For instance, I remember as a student once working by/within/in a restaurant in an underdeveloped part of my city. The clientele often had serious personal problems, such as drug and alcohol addiction. To make matters worse, I worked so many weekly hours at this restaurant that my school grades started to suffer. As this experience shows, there are several disadvantages that can befall working students.
Following this look, it can be concluded that part time work among students should be engaged on/for/by a case-by-case basis. So long as a working arrangement does not infringe upon a student’s safety or their grades, it is recommended that part time work be pursued by/from/to all adolescent people