Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1They died ............... hunger.
Wrong!
We usually use "of" with death caused by hunger, thirst, or disease.
2Can you finish the work ............... tomorrow?
Wrong!
Use "by" to mean no later than a deadline.
3The decision ............... the committee shall be final.
Wrong!
Use "of" to show that the decision belongs to or comes from the committee.
4We walked ............... the wood.
Wrong!
Use "through" for movement from one side of an area to another inside it.
5He is like a father ............... me.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "like a father" to show the person affected by that relationship.
6All native tribes suffered ............... white settlement in America.
Wrong!
Use "from" after "suffer" to name the cause of harm or difficulty.
7The President had dinner ............... the Prime Minister.
Wrong!
Use "with" to show that people do an activity together.
8The parcel should be sent ............... my home address.
Wrong!
Use "to" for the destination or recipient address of something sent.
9She was lonely ............... the university.
Wrong!
Use "at" when referring to being a student or spending time at an institution.
10We met some foreigners ............... holiday.
Wrong!
Use "on" in the fixed expression "on holiday".
11This time tomorrow, I will be lying ............... the beach.
Wrong!
Use "on" for being on the surface or area of a beach.
12By next January, I will have been here ............... twenty years.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time such as "twenty years".
Done.
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Answers
- They died of hunger.
- Can you finish the work by tomorrow?
- The decision of the committee shall be final.
- We walked through the wood.
- He is like a father to me.
- All native tribes suffered from white settlement in America.
- The President had dinner with the Prime Minister.
- The parcel should be sent to my home address.
- She was lonely at the university.
- We met some foreigners on holiday.
- This time tomorrow, I will be lying on the beach.
- By next January, I will have been here for twenty years.
