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Prepositions Exercise

May 20, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. We commenced work …………………………. the morning.

Correct! Wrong!

2. He sat ……………………………… the bench.

Correct! Wrong!

3. I waited ……………………………. 9 pm and then I went home.

Correct! Wrong!

Either till or until is possible here.

4. I haven’t met him …………………………….. Friday.

Correct! Wrong!

Since shows

5. We walked ……………………………… the edge of the cliff.

Correct! Wrong!

6. There are some understandings …………………………….. the two families.

Correct! Wrong!

Use between to speak of two.

7. We started ……………………………… sunrise.

Correct! Wrong!

8. I would be back ………………………………. a few minutes.

Correct! Wrong!

9. We started ………………………………. dawn.

Correct! Wrong!

We say at dawn.

10. I have been waiting for this day ……………………………. years.

Correct! Wrong!

Use for with duration.

11. He is ………………………….. the top of his career.

Correct! Wrong!

12. That is the movie I was speaking …………………………...

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. We commenced work in the morning.
  2. He sat on the bench.
  3. I waited until / till 9 pm and then I went home.
  4. I haven’t met him since Friday.
  5. We walked up to the edge of the cliff.
  6. There are some understandings between the two families.
  7. We started before sunrise.
  8. I would be back in a few minutes.
  9. We started at dawn.
  10. I have been waiting for this day for years.
  11. He is at the top of his career.
  12. That is the movie I was speaking of.
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