Prepositions

The grammatical errors have been underlined, write one word to correct the error in the space provided.

1 In the mantelpiece was a clock that was at least a hundred years old

2 The orphanage on front of the seminary depends on donations for its survival

3 The monkey sat in the branch and ate the rambutans

4 Mei Lin sits above Keith in the science laboratory

5 The ladder against the wall below the house gave way

6 Near the intricately-designed door stood a carving of a horse that took its pride of
place along the many objects on display

7 Jolyn was sitting among Roger and Aileen when the captain announced that the
plane was being hijacked

8 My parents purchased a new television set and placed it in the old video player

9 Jessica arranged the books alphabetically in the shelf

10 We now live on Bandar Sunway

11 Above of the box popped the head of a strange looking creature, part human and
part monkey

12 “Let’s march backward men, our objective is a mere five kilometer away,”
commanded the major to his troops

13 The adventurers walked along the valley to the desert

14 To make it to the summit, the mountaineer had to climb above a steep slope

15 The child ran backwards his mother, oblivious of the speeding lorry heading in his
direction

16 From the earthquake, the office workers decided to evacuate the building and take
their chances.

17 My dear father, who passed away since I was born, left instructions for a trust
account to be set up in my name
18 The possibilities open to you during your promotion seem endless

19 The entourage will arrive on a fortnight’s time, so be prepared

20 During the birth of their third child, the couple has not had much time to socialise