Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. My cousin is married …………………. a rich doctor.
Wrong!
2. He is married ………………….. two children.
Wrong!
When you are married with two children, you are married and you and your wife have two children.
3. I have never hidden anything ………………….. my mother.
Wrong!
4. I am searching …………………… my keys.
Wrong!
5. She wished ……………………. her mother to get better.
Wrong!
6. I bought that guitar ………………….. 300 dollars.
Wrong!
7. She has been absent …………………….. Monday.
Wrong!
Use since with the starting point.
8. He will be here …………………… 4 o’clock.
Wrong!
9. This shade is different …………………. that.
Wrong!
10. Although I didn’t know anyone ……………………. the party I had a good time.
Wrong!
11. He took ……………………. his shoes before entering the temple.
Wrong!
To take off shoes is to remove them.
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- My cousin is married to a rich doctor.
- He is married with two children.
- I have never hidden anything from my mother.
- I am searching for my keys.
- She wished for her mother to get better.
- I bought that guitar for 300 dollars.
- She has been absent since Monday.
- He will be here from 4 o’clock.
- This shade is different from / to / than that.
- Although I didn’t know anyone at the party I had a good time.
- He took off his shoes before entering the temple.
