PREPOSITIONS

Complete the sentences with the correct preposition (on / in / at /

since / for / before / by / till / until / over / across / through / to /
of)

1. Criminals are ....................... prison.

2. Most people are .................... work ...................... the morning.
3. ................... the left of the road you can see the national bank.
4. You have to be .................... 18 to drink alcohol.
5. ..................... the time he came the murderer had already escaped.
6. The courtroom is .......................... the first floor.
7. He swam ............................... the lake until he reached the village.
8. The family walked ........................... the woods all night long.
9. Crimes have risen .................. 10%.
10. You should apologize ........................... stealing his wallet.
11. They arrived ................... the hotel at lunchtime.
12. They live ................... an island.
13. We have been living .................. the Netherlands for 10 years now.
14. The moved ..................... Brazil last year.
15. The wounded woman asked ..................... help.
16. He is very good ................. Music.
17. I was always interested ................... crime investigation series.
18. The knife belongs .................... the teenage boy.
19. I am proud ..................... my country.
20. Early exposure …………………… violence in the family may involve witnessing either
violence or physical abuse.
21. One can categorise crimes depending .................. the related punishment.
22. The police cannot succeed ...................... solving or preventing crime without the
community ' s assistance.
23. The findings are similar ................... those reported in previous studies.