Fill in the blanks.
1I look forward to ............... from you.
Wrong!
After "look forward to", use the gerund "hearing".
2It is Janet ............... the phone. She wants to talk to you.
Wrong!
Use "on" in the fixed phrase "on the phone".
3Is there anything interesting ............... the radio tonight?
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Use "on" for radio and television broadcasts.
4He met his future bride ............... a party.
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Use "at" for events such as parties.
5............... the end, I got a visa for the UK.
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Use "In" in the phrase "in the end", meaning finally.
6The movie is not very interesting ............... the end.
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Use "at" in "at the end" to mean at the final part.
7You look prettier ............... this photo.
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Use "in" for something shown inside a photo.
8Can you find a bird ............... that picture?
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Use "in" for something shown inside a picture.
9There is no room ............... the bus.
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Use "on" when talking about being aboard a bus.
10The boys looked dapper ............... their uniforms.
Wrong!
Use "in" to describe what someone is wearing.
11The meeting started ............... time.
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Use "on" in "on time", meaning at the scheduled time.
12Why are you talking ............... such a loud voice?
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Use "in" in the phrase "in such a loud voice".
Answers
- I look forward to hearing from you.
- It is Janet on the phone. She wants to talk to you.
- Is there anything interesting on the radio tonight?
- He met his future bride at a party.
- In the end, I got a visa for the UK.
- The movie is not very interesting at the end.
- You look prettier in this photo.
- Can you find a bird in that picture?
- There is no room on the bus.
- The boys looked dapper in their uniforms.
- The meeting started on time.
- Why are you talking in such a loud voice?