Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1He went ............... the market.
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Use "to" for movement toward a place.
2He lives ............... a small town.
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Use "in" for living inside an area such as a town.
3I met him ............... the afternoon.
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Use "in" with parts of the day such as the afternoon.
4He took something ............... the drawer.
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Use "from" to show the source of something taken away.
5He put the books ............... the table.
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Use "on" when something rests on a surface.
6He fell ............... the ladder and broke his leg.
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Use "from" to show the place someone falls down from.
7Let us hope ............... the best.
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Use "for" in the expression "hope for" when you want something good to happen.
8There is someone ............... the door.
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Use "at" for a specific point or location such as a door.
9There is a mistake ............... the third line.
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Use "in" for something within a written line of text.
10I was born ............... Kerala.
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Use "in" with large places such as states and regions.
11Soumya is the best girl ............... the class.
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Use "in" for membership within a group or class.
12Indians celebrate Independence Day ............... the 15th of August.
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Use "on" with specific dates.
13This table is made ............... wood.
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Use "of" in "made of" when the material is still recognizable.
14I live ............... the sea.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "near" and "by" can mean close to a place.
15Someone is hiding ............... the curtain; I can see his feet under it.
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Use "behind" to mean at the back of something or hidden by it.
16I was part ............... the team that won the championship.
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Use "of" in the fixed phrase "part of" for belonging to a group.
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- He went to the market.
- He lives in a small town.
- I met him in the afternoon.
- He took something from the drawer.
- He put the books on the table.
- He fell from the ladder and broke his leg.
- Let us hope for the best.
- There is someone at the door.
- There is a mistake in the third line.
- I was born in Kerala.
- Soumya is the best girl in the class.
- Indians celebrate Independence Day on the 15th of August.
- This table is made of wood.
- I live near / by the sea.
- Someone is hiding behind the curtain; I can see his feet under it.
- I was part of the team that won the championship.