1The child ran ............... the road.
Wrong!
Use "across" for movement from one side of a road to the other.
2The news from ............... the borders is quite worrying.
Wrong!
Use "across" to mean in or from places on the other side of borders.
3I got up early ............... the morning.
Wrong!
Use "in" with parts of the day such as the morning.
4She arrived ............... Monday.
Wrong!
Use "on" with days of the week such as Monday.
5I can run four miles ............... a stretch.
Wrong!
Use "at" in the fixed expression "at a stretch".
6We usually go swimming ............... the weekend.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "on" and "at" are correct with "the weekend" in different varieties of English.
7The hall can seat ............... 700 people.
Wrong!
Use "up to" to show a maximum number.
8The meeting has been postponed ............... Friday.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "till" and "until" are correct when a new time is given after postponement.
9There is a restaurant ............... the road.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "down" and "up" can mean along the road from here.
10The meeting must start ............... time.
Wrong!
Use "on" in the expression "on time", meaning at the planned time.
11I haven't seen him ............... Monday.
Wrong!
Use "since" with the starting point of a period of time.
12I will be here ............... two weeks.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time such as two weeks.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The child ran across the road.
- The news from across the borders is quite worrying.
- I got up early in the morning.
- She arrived on Monday.
- I can run four miles at a stretch.
- We usually go swimming on / at the weekend.
- The hall can seat up to 700 people.
- The meeting has been postponed till / until Friday.
- There is a restaurant down / up the road.
- The meeting must start on time.
- I haven’t seen him since Monday.
- I will be here for two weeks.
