Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1My cousin is married ............... a rich doctor.
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We use "married to" before the person someone has married.
2He is married ............... two children.
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The phrase "with" introduces extra information about his family situation.
3I have never hidden anything ............... my mother.
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We use "from" after "hide" to show the person who does not know something.
4I am searching ............... my keys.
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We use "for" after "search" when we mean looking for something.
5She wished ............... her mother to get better.
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The pattern is "wish for" someone to do or receive something.
6I bought that guitar ............... 300 dollars.
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We use "for" to say the price paid for something.
7She has been absent ............... Monday.
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Use "since" with the starting point of a period continuing to now.
8He will be here ............... 4 o’clock until 6.
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Use "from" to show the starting time of a period.
9This shade is different ............... that.
Select 3 answers.
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The adjective "different" can be followed by "from", "to", or "than" in standard usage.
10Although I didn’t know anyone ............... the party, I had a good time.
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We use "at" for being present at an event such as a party.
11He took ............... his shoes before entering the temple.
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The phrasal verb "take off" means remove something you are wearing.
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- 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 until 6.
- 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.