Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1We commenced work ............... the morning.
Wrong!
Use "in" with parts of the day such as the morning.
2He sat ............... the bench.
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Use "on" for sitting on the surface of something.
3I waited ............... 9 p.m., and then I went home.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Till" and "until" both mean up to that time.
4I haven't met him ............... Friday.
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Use "since" with the starting point of a time period.
5We walked ............... the edge of the cliff.
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Use "up to" to mean as far as a place or point.
6There is an understanding ............... the two families.
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Use "between" when referring to a relationship involving two groups.
7We started ............... sunrise.
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Use "before" to mean earlier than a time.
8I will be back ............... a few minutes.
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Use "in" to say how soon something will happen.
9We started ............... dawn.
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Use "at" with fixed times such as dawn.
10I have been waiting for this day ............... years.
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Use "for" with a duration such as years.
11He is ............... the top of his career.
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Use "at" in the phrase "at the top of his career".
12That is the movie I was speaking ...............
Select 2 answers.
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"About" and "of" can both follow "speaking" in this sentence.
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- We commenced work in the morning.
- He sat on the bench.
- I waited till / until 9 p.m., and then I went home.
- I haven’t met him since Friday.
- We walked up to the edge of the cliff.
- There is an understanding between the two families.
- We started before sunrise.
- I will be back in a few minutes.
- We started at dawn.
- I have been waiting for this day for years.
- He is at the top of his career.
- That is the movie I was speaking about / of.