PREPOSITIONS PRACTICE

(Complete the blanks using a suitable preposition.)

1) _______ 1564, the English poet and playwright, William

Shakespeare, was born 2) _______ Stratford-upon-Avon, a
small town 3) _______ south Warwickshire, England. He
married Anna Hathaway 4) ______ the age of 18 and together
they had three children. 5) _______ 1585 and 1592, he lived 6)
_______ London and while he was there, he worked as a
writer and an actor 7) _______ The King’s Men company. 8)
_______ the end of the 16th century, he had produced most of
his most famous works, including Romeo and Juliet, The
Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Love’s
Labour’s Lost.
9) _______ his later years, Shakespeare retired and travelled
back 10) _______ Stratford some time 11) _______ his death.
He died 12) _______ 1616.
13) _______ present, he is considered to be 14) _______ the
most well-known and most respected literary figures in the
world. 15) _______ this reason, his plays are taught at
schools, universities and colleges and are performed 16)
_______ stage around the world. Shakespeare had a great
impact 17) _______ the English language and many of the
expressions he used or made 18) _______ are used today. 19)
_______ example, the expression It was Greek to me comes
20) _______ Julius Caesar, one of Shakespeare’s tragedies.
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