Complete the given passage using appropriate prepositions.
1Thomas Alva Edison is one ............... the most famous inventors who ever lived.
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We use "of" in the phrase "one of the most famous inventors."
2Edison was known as the "Wizard ............... Menlo Park."
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The title is "of" Menlo Park because it shows association with that place.
3He had 1,093 patents ............... telegraphy, photography, and electric lighting.
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We use "in" for patents or work in fields such as telegraphy and electric lighting.
4Some ............... his inventions were original.
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We use "of" after "some" when referring to part of a group.
5Some others were improvements on things invented ............... other people.
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We use "by" to show who invented the things.
6Edison also established a factory ............... invent new things.
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We use "to" before the base verb to express purpose.
7Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio ............... February 11, 1847.
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We use "on" with exact dates such as February 11, 1847.
8He died ............... October 18, 1931, in New Jersey.
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We use "on" with exact dates such as October 18, 1931.
9He was the seventh and last child ............... his parents.
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We use "of" to show family relationship in this sentence.
10Edison started school ............... seven.
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We use "at" with ages.
11After three months, his mother pulled him ............... school and started teaching him at home.
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The phrase "out of" means away from or no longer attending a place such as school.
12His parents encouraged him to learn things ............... his own.
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The fixed phrase is "on" his own, meaning independently.
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- Thomas Alva Edison is one of the most famous inventors who ever lived.
- Edison was known as the “Wizard of Menlo Park.”
- He had 1,093 patents in telegraphy, photography, and electric lighting.
- Some of his inventions were original.
- Some others were improvements on things invented by other people.
- Edison also established a factory to invent new things.
- Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio on February 11, 1847.
- He died on October 18, 1931, in New Jersey.
- He was the seventh and last child of his parents.
- Edison started school at seven.
- After three months, his mother pulled him out of school and started teaching him at home.
- His parents encouraged him to learn things on his own.