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| example (with prepositions underlined) | comment |
| She wrote an article on the subject of class. | thing which is being discussed, considered or studied |
| The theme of the poem is emigration. | main subject of a talk, book, etc. |
| The students were given a list of essay topics. | used to refer to what one is studying or writing about |
| There was a lively debate on the issue ofglobalisation in the seminar yesterday. | subject/problem which people are thinking/talking about |
| Political theory is a popular undergraduate subject. Einstein's theory of gravitation has been questioned recently. | statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or, more generally, an opinion or explanation |
| The model of climate change presented in the Stern Review seems to be becoming a reality. | a representation of something as a simple description which might be used in calculations |
| The book is called 'The Nature of Intelligence'. | main characteristic of something |
| Human behaviour is based on theprinciple of least effort. | basic idea or rule that explains how something happens or works |
1 Environmental issues should be at the top of today's political agenda.
2 In the exam students had to choose three from a choice of ten essay topics.
3 There are still people who are reluctant to accept theory of evolution.
4 The professor decided to take moral courage as the theme for his inaugural lecture.
5 The London underground map is best understood as a model showing how the different stations relate to one another rather than a precise representation of their distances from each other.
6 The Peter Principle states that members of a hierarchical group will usually end up being promoted to the point at which they become incompetent.
Exercise 2. Match each noun connected with ideas in bold with the most appropriate comment.
| example (with prepositions underlined) | comment |
| Repetition is an important aspect of speech development in children. | one individual part of a situation, problem, subject, etc. |
| Automatic backup is a feature of the new software. | a typical quality of something |
| The political motives for the government's actions are beyond the scope of this essay. | range of a subject covered by a book, discussion, class, etc. |
| The study revealed a pattern of results which could be interpreted in either of two ways. | showed a regularly repeated arrangement |
| During 2005, the number of violent attacks increased to an alarming degree. | amount or level |
Exercise 3. Read titles of academic books and articles and note the key nouns referring to ways of thinking, processes and activities and their prepositions. Find the equivalents to the following words and phrases:
1) importance
2) ability to establish the identity of something
3) judgement of the amount, value, quality or importance of
4) arguments, facts and reasons in support of or against something
5) way of considering something
6) different particular or individual ways of considering something
7) having special interest in or experience of something, and so being well informed
8) research is often also used with the preposition on
9) a system of ways of studying something
Micro-organisms in water: their significance1 and identification2
Renewable energy: a critical assessment3 of recent research
The Case4 for Change: Rethinking Teacher Education. Towards a New Approach5
Perspectives6 on Ecological Management: A study of public awareness7 of river pollution
Citizens' Views on Healthcare Systems in the European Union
Epidemiological research into8 asthma and allergic disease: establishing a standardised methodology9
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