Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1They live ............... Birmingham.
Wrong!
Use "in" for living in a city or other larger area.
2It is very hot ............... the center of the earth.
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Use "at" for a specific point or exact place such as the center of something.
3She arrived ............... the afternoon.
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Use "in" with parts of the day such as the afternoon.
4We have known each other ............... our school days.
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Use "since" with the starting point of a period that continues to now.
5They have been married ............... 18 years.
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Use "for" with a length of time such as 18 years.
6I waited ............... 5 p.m.
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Use "until" to show the time when waiting ended.
7The girl ran ............... her mother.
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Use "to" for movement in the direction of a person or place.
8There was a beautiful painting ............... the wall.
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Use "on" for something attached to or displayed on a surface.
9He is ............... to Bangkok.
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Use "off" in the expression "off to" when someone is leaving for a place.
10Don't play ............... fire.
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Use "with" in the fixed warning "play with fire".
11I went to Delhi ............... train.
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Use "by" to describe a means of transport in this structure.
12There was no room ............... the bus.
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Use "on" when talking about being aboard a bus.
Answers
- They live in Birmingham.
- It is very hot at the center of the earth.
- She arrived in the afternoon.
- We have known each other since our school days.
- They have been married for 18 years.
- I waited until 5 p.m.
- The girl ran to her mother.
- There was a beautiful painting on the wall.
- He is off to Bangkok.
- Don’t play with fire.
- I went to Delhi by train.
- There was no room on the bus.
