Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1He was born ............... a small village.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "in" or "at" for a small place such as a village; "in" is more common, while "at" can emphasize the point of origin.
2We started ............... the morning.
Wrong!
Use "at six in" because we say "at" a clock time and "in the morning".
3He hanged himself ............... a piece of cloth.
Wrong!
Use "with" for the instrument or material used to do something.
4That portrait was painted ............... the nineteenth century.
Wrong!
Use "by a famous artist who lived in" because "by" names the artist and "in" is used with centuries.
5We started ............... dawn.
Wrong!
Use "at" with the fixed time expression "at dawn".
6The girl has been missing ............... Friday.
Wrong!
Use "since" with the starting point of an unfinished period of time.
7He ran ten miles ............... an hour.
Wrong!
Use "in" to show the amount of time needed to complete the run.
8She rushed ............... her room, gasping for breath.
Wrong!
Use "to" to show movement toward a destination.
9I saw him felling the tree ............... an axe.
Wrong!
Use "with" for the tool used to cut the tree.
10The traveler was killed ............... a knife.
Wrong!
Use "by the robbers with" because "by" names the killers and "with" names the weapon.
11............... a bike, he owns a car.
Wrong!
Use "Besides" to mean "in addition to".
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- He was born in / at a small village.
- We started at six in the morning.
- He hanged himself with a piece of cloth.
- That portrait was painted by a famous artist who lived in the nineteenth century.
- We started at dawn.
- The girl has been missing since Friday.
- He ran ten miles in an hour.
- She rushed to her room, gasping for breath.
- I saw him felling the tree with an axe.
- The traveler was killed by the robbers with a knife.
- Besides a bike, he owns a car.
