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suitable prepositions or adverbial particles |
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Give that ______ me. It doesn't
belong ______ you. ( to, at, to, with ) |
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Give that
to me. It doesn't belong to
you. |
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Were you quarrelling ______ Jimmy
just now ? I heard you shouting ______ him. ( with, to, at ) |
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Hurry ______ ! It's already a
quarter ______ six. We're supposed to be there ______ six. ( by,
to, up, to ) |
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She fell ______ her bicycle as she
was cycling ______ the hill ______ her house ______ the top. (
up, from, to, at, down ) |
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The thief jumped ______ the window
and ran ______ the garden path ______ the gate. ( on, to,
through, down ) |
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There was a lovely dress ______
sale ______ the shop ______ the supermarket. She was tempted to
buy it, but she didn't have enough money ______ her ______ that
moment. ( at, near, on, with, at, in, for ) |
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We saw a cat ______ top ______ the
cupboard. It was afraid to come ______, so I stood ______ a
chair, caught hold ______ it and brought it ______. ( on, down,
down, of, of, on, in ) |
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______ a few minutes, he was back
______ the torch and the rope. We peered ______ the pit ______
the help ______ the torch. ( down, into, within, of, with, with
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He dived ______ the pond and swam
______ the little girl Catching hold ______ the girl's head, he
started to swim ______ the bank. ( to, towards, into, back, of ) |
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He spoke ______ me ______ just a
few minutes. He said that he was ______ a hurry since he had an
appointment ______ an old friend ______ half an hour's time. (
in, with, to, in, for, by ) |
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I was listening ______ the news
______ the radio when the lights went ______ suddenly. I jumped
out ______ my chair when I felt something brush ______ me. I was
so startled that I screamed ______ fright. ( of, on, out, with,
against, to, for ) |
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If you come ______ Billy ______
your way ______ town, will you please tell him that I shall be
waiting ______ him ______ Monday to discuss something ______ him
? Tell him that it is ______ great importance. ( across, on,
with, for, of, on, to, back ) |
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Our car broke ______ while we were
passing ______ the village. The three ______ us managed to push
the car ______ the nearest garage ______ repairs. we continued
the journey ______ foot and reached our place only ______
midnight. ( at, through, on, for, down, of, to, by ) |
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Answers |
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Were you quarrelling
with Jimmy just now ? I
heard you shouting at him. |
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Hurry up
! It's already a quarter to
six. We're supposed to be there by
six. |
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She fell
from her bicycle as she was cycling
up the hill
to her house
at the top. |
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The thief jumped
through the window and ran
down the garden path
to the gate. |
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There was a lovely dress
on sale
at the shop
near the supermarket. She
was tempted to buy it, but she didn't have enough money
with her
at that moment. |
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We saw a cat
on top of the
cupboard. It was afraid to come down,
so I stood on a chair,
caught hold of it and
brought it down. |
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Within
a few minutes, he was back with
the torch and the rope. We peered into
the pit with the help
of the torch. |
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He dived
into the pond and swam
towards the little girl Catching hold
of the girl's head, he
started to swim to the bank. |
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He spoke
to me for just a
few minutes. He said that he was in
a hurry since he had an appointment
with an old friend in
half an hour's time. |
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I was listening
to the news
on the radio when the lights
went out suddenly. I jumped
out of my chair when I felt
something brush against me.
I was so startled that I screamed with
fright. |
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If you come
across Billy
on your way
to town, will you please tell
him that I shall be waiting for
him on Monday to discuss
something with him ? Tell
him that it is of great
importance. |
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Our car broke
down while we were passing
through the village. The three
of us managed to push the
car to the nearest garage
for repairs. we continued
the journey on foot and
reached our place only at
midnight. |
