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PREPOSITIONS
 PREPOSITIONS
⮚ Do you know what bridges do? They connect places. Without them,
places may end up being separated from each other.

⮚ Now that’s what prepositions do too. They are the connecting words in
sentences. What do they connect?

⮚ Nouns/pronouns/phrases to other words in a sentence.

 PREPOSITIONS
⮚ A preposition shows where, when or how the action took place in a
sentence. Let’s see a few examples because what explains better than an
example:

❖ The glass is on the table.

❖ Roland is very fond of ice-cream.
❖ The mouse jumped off the table.
 PREPOSITIONS
As you can see in the above examples, Prepositions usually show the
relationship between the noun, pronouns and other words. Answering
questions about where, when and how? Now the Prepositions are multi-
faceted. One can use them in different situations.
 PREPOSITIONS
Kinds of Prepositions:
 Question 1
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Most people like basketball, but ____ my opinion it’s too chaotic.

A) of
B) from
C) in
D) with
 Question 2
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Are you travelling to Paris ____ business or ____ holiday?

A) for
B) on
C) to
D) in
 Question 3
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Have you read the article _____ Time magazine ____ Google?

A) on - on
B) to - on
C) in - on
D) from - on
 Question 4
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What’s that book _____?

A) about
B) to
C) from
D) of
 Question 5
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I stayed ____ the Ritz Hotel ________ my stay in New York.

A) in - to
B) to - while
C) at - while
D) at - during
 Question 6
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I looked this word ____ in the dictionary, but I still don’t understand it.

A) from
B) on
C) up
D) answer over
 Question 7
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We need some sugar. We’re almost completely ____ it.

A) out
B) out of
C) over
D) through
 Question 8
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Luckily, I made it to the station ___ time to catch the last train.

A) in
B) for
C) at
D) to
 Question 9
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My house is ___ the end of the street ___ the right.

A) in - on
B) at - in
C) in - at
D) at - on
 Question 10
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The bank doesn’t open _____ 10 a.m.

A) for
B) until
C) still
D) just
 Question 11
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Are you ___ or ___ the President?

A) pro - con
B) for - against
C) proto - contra
D) with - against
 Question 12
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Were you ____ time for your appointment? Or were you late?

A) to
B) on
C) at
D) of
 Question 13
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Throw the ball ___ Jack, please.

A) next
B) beneath
C) to
D) against
 Question 14
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I got ____ home late last night.

A) to
B) at
C) in
D) (no preposition)
 Question 15
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Please talk __ the manager and don’t shout __ me!

A) to - to
B) at - to
C) to - at
D) with - to
 Question 16
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You can start the computer ___ pressing that button.

A) with
B) to
C) by
D) from
 Question 17
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She was born ____ Italy ___ February 15, 1954.

A) in - in
B) in - to
C) in - on
D) to - in
 Question 18
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He was born ___ Germany ___ April.

A) in - to
B) on - in
C) in - in
D) in - at
 Question 19
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Be careful! You’re going to set the paper ___ fire!

A) to
B) on
C) in
D) with
 Question 20
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I need to learn these verbs ___ heart ___ tomorrow.

A) by - on
B) by - to
C) from - by
D) by - by
THANK YOU