The adjective 'married' is followed by specific prepositions. When referring to the spouse, 'married to' is used. 'Married with' is used when referring to children of a couple. In the sentence 'Sandra is married _____ Paul,' referring to her husband, the correct preposition is 'to'.
Для тестового предложения «Сандра замужем _____ Пол.» нам нужно выбрать предлог после прилагательного «married», которое означает «иметь жену или мужа; официально состоять в браке с другим человеком». Мы можем использовать два предлога после прилагательного «married», если оно используется после глагола «be»: (1) «with» (Они счастливо женаты, у них несколько детей.); (2) «to» (Джордж Клуни женат на Амаль Клуни.). Если мы говорим о супруге кого-то, невозможно использовать «be married with anyone», мы можем использовать только один предлог в этом случае — «be married to someone». Предлог «with» используется после прилагательного «married» только в том случае, если мы говорим о ребенке или детях этой или той супружеской пары: У них близнецы.; Я хотел бы иметь детей. Поэтому, поскольку дан контекст, мы должны выбрать ОТВЕТ 3 (to).
| Task | Sandra is married _____ Paul. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | at |
| b | on |
| c | to |
| d | with |
| comment | For the test sentence ‘Sandra is married _____ Paul.’ we need to choose a preposition after the adjective ‘married’ that means ‘having a wife or a husband; formally joined in marriage with another person’.We can use two prepositions after the adjective ‘married’ if it is used after the verb ‘be’: (1) ‘with’(They are happily married with several children.); (2) ‘to’ (George Clooney is married to Amal Alamuddin.). If we speak about someone’s spouse it’s not possible to use ‘be married with anyone’, we can use only one preposition in this case – ‘be married to someone’. The preposition ‘with’ is used after the adjective ‘married’ only if we are speaking about a child or children of this or that married couple: They are married with twins.; I’d like to be married with kids.Therefore, as the context is given, we are to choose ANSWER 3 (to). |
| topic | adjective pluse preposition |
| level | 1 |
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