Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1We commenced work ............... Monday.
Wrong!
From indicates some point of time. It is used with all tenses.
2He sat ............... a chair.
Wrong!
We use on to speak of things at rest.
3I slept ............... 11 o’clock.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
We use till to indicate time. We use up to to indicate distance or quantity.
4I have not eaten anything ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
Since denotes some point of time in the past. It is used with a perfect tense.
5We walked ............... the end of the street.
Wrong!
We use up to to talk about distance.
6An old feud existed ............... the two families.
Wrong!
We use between to speak of two people or things.
7The caravan must reach its destination ............... sunset.
Wrong!
We use before to indicate time; we use in front of to indicate position.
8I will return ............... an hour.
Wrong!
We use in before a noun denoting a period of time
9I must start ............... dawn.
Wrong!
10I have been waiting for this moment ............... years.
Wrong!
We use for to indicate duration.
11He is ............... the top of the class.
Wrong!
12That is the boy I was speaking ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- We commenced work from Monday.
- He sat on a chair.
- I slept till/until 11 o’clock.
- I have not eaten anything since yesterday.
- We walked up to the end of the street.
- An old feud existed between the two families.
- The caravan must reach its destination before sunset.
- I will return in an hour.
- I must start at dawn.
- I have been waiting for this moment for years.
- He is at the top of the class.
- That is the boy I was speaking of
