Complete the following sentences using an appropriate preposition.
1The child ran ............... the road.
Wrong!
Use "across" to mean from one side of a road or surface to the other.
2The river flows ............... the bridge.
Wrong!
Use "under" when something is directly beneath another thing.
3The work was done ............... haste.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "in" haste, meaning quickly or hurriedly.
4He goes ............... church every Sunday.
Wrong!
Use "to" for movement or regular attendance at a place such as church.
5The thieves jumped ............... the wall.
Wrong!
Use "over" for movement from one side of an obstacle to the other.
6He spoke ............... me in French.
Wrong!
Use "to" in the pattern "speak to someone in a language".
7The moon does not shine ............... its own light.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "by its own light" and "with its own light" show the source of the light; "from" is not used in this phrase.
8I am tired ............... your constant complaints.
Wrong!
Use "of" after "tired" when you mean fed up with something.
9He has yet to recover ............... his illness.
Wrong!
Use "from" after recover when talking about an illness.
10Do not cry ............... spilt milk.
Wrong!
The idiom is "over" spilt milk, meaning not to be upset about what cannot be changed.
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- The child ran across the road.
- The river flows under the bridge.
- The work was done in haste.
- He goes to church every Sunday.
- The thieves jumped over the wall.
- He spoke to me in French.
- The moon does not shine by / with its own light.
- I am tired of your constant complaints.
- He has yet to recover from his illness.
- Do not cry over spilt milk.