Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1He divided the money ............... his four children.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "between" and "among" can be used when something is shared by several people.
2It was a large mansion situated ............... the lake.
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The preposition "near" shows that the mansion was close to the lake.
3The resort is hidden ............... the trees.
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The preposition "among" means surrounded by several things or people.
4We drove right up ............... Manhattan.
Wrong!
The preposition "to" completes "up to" to show movement as far as a place.
5I waited for her ............... 9 o’clock, and then I went home.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "till" and "until" mean up to a particular time.
6I saw them getting ............... the bus.
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The preposition "on" is used for boarding a bus.
7He threw the television ............... the window.
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The preposition "through" means from one side or surface to the other.
8His bad manners really get ............... my nerves.
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The preposition "on" completes the idiom "get on my nerves".
9I prefer the sea ............... the hills.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "to" and "over" can follow "prefer" when comparing two choices.
10Do you object ............... working on Sunday?
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The preposition "to" follows "object" when it means oppose or disagree with something.
11The train ............... Mumbai has been delayed.
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The preposition "for" shows the train’s destination.
12............... being introduced, they shook hands.
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The preposition "On" can mean immediately after in the phrase "on being introduced".
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- He divided the money between / among his four children.
- It was a large mansion situated near the lake.
- The resort is hidden among the trees.
- We drove right up to Manhattan.
- I waited for her till / until 9 o’clock, and then I went home.
- I saw them getting on the bus.
- He threw the television through the window.
- His bad manners really get on my nerves.
- I prefer the sea to / over the hills.
- Do you object to working on Sunday?
- The train for Mumbai has been delayed.
- On being introduced, they shook hands.