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Prepositions Quiz

October 20, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

1. My cousin is married …………………. a rich doctor.

Correct! Wrong!

2. He is married ………………….. two children.

Correct! 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.

Correct! Wrong!

4. I am searching …………………… my keys.

Correct! Wrong!

5. She wished ……………………. her mother to get better.

Correct! Wrong!

6. I bought that guitar ………………….. 300 dollars.

Correct! Wrong!

7. She has been absent …………………….. Monday.

Correct! Wrong!

Use since with the starting point.

8. He will be here …………………… 4 o’clock.

Correct! Wrong!

9. This shade is different …………………. that.

Correct! Wrong!

10. Although I didn’t know anyone ……………………. the party I had a good time.

Correct! Wrong!

11. He took ……………………. his shoes before entering the temple.

Correct! Wrong!

To take off shoes is to remove them.

Answers

  1. My cousin is married to a rich doctor.
  2. He is married with two children.
  3. I have never hidden anything from my mother.
  4. I am searching for my keys.
  5. She wished for her mother to get better.
  6. I bought that guitar for 300 dollars.
  7. She has been absent since Monday.
  8. He will be here from 4 o’clock.
  9. This shade is different from / to / than that.
  10. Although I didn’t know anyone at the party I had a good time.
  11. He took off his shoes before entering the temple.
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