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Prepositions exercise

April 26, 2015 - pdf

Complete the following sentences with appropriate prepositions.

Choose the correct answer. 0/8
1. Like many misers Roucolle came ……………… a bad end.
Wrong!
2. There Beethoven was recognized immediately .....................… his genius ………………… the field …………………. music.
Wrong!
3. Ramanujan died ...................... tuberculosis.
Wrong!
4. An acquaintance began ....................... such a happy note at last grew and ripened ....................... a close and lovely comradeship.
Wrong!
5. Once ………………….. 1913, I met him ………………….. the Servants …………………. India Society.
Wrong!
6. ..................... . the Christmas Eve that year, he spent a few minutes thinking .....................… the next day.
Please select 2 correct answers.
Wrong!
7. There were a lot of people ....................... the platform. They were all waiting ..................... . the train ..................... .. arrive.
Wrong!
8. Ramanujan turned out to be a poor clerk ...................... Madras living ...................... his wife ..................... .. twenty pounds a year.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/8

Answers

1. Like many misers Roucolle came to a bad end.

2. There Beethoven was recognized immediately for his genius in the field of music.

3. Ramanujan died of tuberculosis.

4. An acquaintance began on such a happy note at last grew and ripened into a close and lovely comradeship.

5. Once in 1913, I met him at the Servants of India Society.

6. On the Christmas Eve that year, he spent a few minutes thinking about the next day.

7. There were a lot of people on the platform. They were all waiting for the train to arrive.

8. Ramanujan turned out to be a poor clerk in Madras living with his wife on twenty pounds a year.

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