Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1See you ............... Monday.
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Use "on" with days such as Monday.
2The tourists walked ............... the church quietly.
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Use "into" when movement goes from outside to inside a place.
3............... what time does the train arrive?
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Use "At" in the question "At what time" to ask for a specific time.
4Mr. Samuel is ............... the phone.
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Use "on" in the expression "on the phone".
5I have read almost every novel ............... Dickens.
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Use "by" to show the author of a book.
6She hails ............... a small town.
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Use "from" after "hails" to mean comes from a place.
7He belongs ............... the local football club.
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Use "to" after "belongs" to show membership.
8I went to the market ............... my brother.
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Use "with" to show that someone accompanied you.
9You are responsible ............... your actions.
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Use "for" after "responsible" to show what someone is accountable for.
10Please fill in the form ............... ink.
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Use "in" in the expression "in ink".
11She stood ............... him.
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Use "beside" to mean next to someone.
12He decided to quit his job ............... several reasons.
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Use "for" in the phrase "for several reasons".
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- See you on Monday.
- The tourists walked into the church quietly.
- At what time does the train arrive?
- 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.