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Prepositions Quiz

May 3, 2023 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1. They died ……………………. hunger.
Wrong!
2. Can you finish the work …………………… tomorrow?
Wrong!
3. The decision …………………….. the committee shall be final.
Wrong!
4. We walked …………………….. the wood.
Wrong!
Through is like in. It shows movement or position inside.
5. He is like a father ……………………. me.
Wrong!
6. All native tribes suffered ……………………… white settlement in America.
Wrong!
7. The President had dinner …………………….. the Prime Minister.
Wrong!
8. The parcel should be sent ………………………. my home address.
Wrong!
9. She was lonely …………………… the university.
Wrong!
10. We met some foreigners …………………….. holiday.
Wrong!
11. This time tomorrow, I will be lying ……………………. the beach.
Wrong!
12. By next January I will have been here ……………………… twenty years.
Wrong!
Use for to indicate duration.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. They died of hunger.
  2. Can you finish the work by tomorrow?
  3. The decision of the committee shall be final.
  4. We walked through the wood.
  5. He is like a father to me.
  6. All native tribes suffered from white settlement in America.
  7. The President had dinner with the Prime Minister.
  8. The parcel should be sent to my home address.
  9. She was lonely at the university.
  10. We met some foreigners on holiday.
  11. This time tomorrow, I will be lying on the beach.
  12. By next January I will have been here for twenty years.
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