Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. See you ……………………………… next Monday.
Correct!
Wrong!
Prepositions are usually dropped before expressions like next Monday or last Monday.
2. We entered …………………………… the church.
Correct!
Wrong!
No preposition is used after enter.
3. …………………………… what time does the train arrive?
Correct!
Wrong!
Prepositions are usually omitted before what time...?
4. One Mr. Samuel is ……………………………….. the phone.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I have read almost every novel ……………………………….. Dickens.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. She hails ………………………….. a small town.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. He belongs …………………………… the local football club.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I went to the market …………………………… my brother.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. You are responsible …………………………………. your actions.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Please fill in the form ………………………….. ink.
Correct!
Wrong!
We say in ink.
11. She stood ………………………….. him.
Correct!
Wrong!
Beside means by the side of; besides means in addition to.
12. He decided to quit his job ……………………………… several reasons.
Correct!
Wrong!
for... reasons....
Answers
- See you next Monday.
- We entered the church.
- What time does the train arrive?
- One Mr. Samuel is on the phone.
- I have read almost every novel by Dickens.
- She hails from a small town.
- He belongs to the local football club.
- I went to the market with my brother.
- You are responsible for your actions.
- Please fill in the form in ink.
- She stood beside him.
- He decided to quit his job for several reasons.
