Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1Is anybody ............... home?
Wrong!
Use "at" in the fixed phrase "at home".
2I met him ............... Tokyo.
Wrong!
Use "in" with cities such as Tokyo.
3They have a cottage ............... the hills.
Wrong!
Use "in" for something located within an area such as the hills.
4There is a picture ............... page six.
Wrong!
Use "on" with page numbers.
5There is a library ............... the corner of the street.
Wrong!
Use "at" when the corner is understood as a point or location on a street.
6Their office is ............... the first floor.
Wrong!
Use "on" with floors of a building.
7Many a man has drowned ............... the sea.
Wrong!
Use "in" for drowning within a body of water such as the sea.
8There were very few vegetarian dishes ............... the menu.
Wrong!
Use "on" with a menu as a list of available dishes.
9There was a cat sleeping ............... the corner of the room.
Wrong!
Use "in" for something inside the corner area of a room.
10I met her ............... a conference.
Wrong!
Use "at" for attendance or presence at an event such as a conference.
11There were books lying ............... the floor.
Wrong!
Use "on" for things resting on a surface such as the floor.
12Who is that boy ............... the front row?
Wrong!
Use "in" for someone sitting as part of a row.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Is anybody at home?
- I met him in Tokyo.
- They have a cottage in the hills.
- There is a picture on page six.
- There is a library at the corner of the street.
- Their office is on the first floor.
- Many a man has drowned in the sea.
- There were very few vegetarian dishes on the menu.
- There was a cat sleeping in the corner of the room.
- I met her at a conference.
- There were books lying on the floor.
- Who is that boy in the front row?
