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Put in suitable prepositions

     
1.   The shop is open ______ 9 a.m. ______ 9 p.m. ______ weekdays.
2.   Mary is very punctual. She is always ______ time for her appointments.
3.   This scarf was given to me ______ John. He said that he had bought it ______ a shop in Chinatown while he was in San Francisco.
4.   This book is ______ the few that I really enjoyed reading. I stayed up ______ twelve o'clock last night to finish it.
5.   My parents still treat me ______ a ten-year-old girl even though I am already seventeen. They won't let me go anywhere on my own ______ bus.
6.   The committee members discussed the problem ______ themselves ______ they brought it up ______ the meeting.
7.   We shall have to leave the house ______ six a.m. at the latest ______ get to the airport ______ time to catch our flight.
8.   The baby was born ______ 1 p.m. ______ New Year's Eve.
9.   The old man suffered a heart attack ______ the night and died ______ the morning.
10.   The boys go everywhere ______ bicycles. They never ride ______ a bus.
11.   My eldest sister has gone to Los Angeles _____ a holiday. She went there ______ plane. She will be there ______ a week.
12.   This book was published _____ August 1984. It was written ______ Sidney Sheldon.
13.   One of my classmates comes to school ______ bus. He says that he has to leave his house ______ half past six every morning ______ be ______ time for school.
14.   The robbers were caught ______ the police ______ forty-eight hours of the robbery. They were fighting ______ themselves over the loot when the police surrounded their hideout.
15.   We are studying hard ______ our final examination which begins ______ Monday. We hope to do well in the examination ______ our parents will be proud of us.
     

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    Answers
     
1.   The shop is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays.
2.   Mary is very punctual. She is always on time for her appointments.
3.   This scarf was given to me by John. He said that he had bought it from a shop in Chinatown while he was in San Francisco.
4.   This book is among the few that I really enjoyed reading. I stayed up until twelve o'clock last night to finish it.
5.   My parents still treat me like a ten-year-old girl even though I am already seventeen. They won't let me go anywhere on my own by bus.
6.   The committee members discussed the problem among themselves before they brought it up at the meeting.
7.   We shall have to leave the house by six a.m. at the latest in order to get to the airport in time to catch our flight.
8.   The baby was born at 1 p.m. on New Year's Eve.
9.   The old man suffered a heart attack during the night and died in the morning.
10.   The boys go everywhere on bicycles. They never ride on a bus.
11.   My eldest sister has gone to Los Angeles for a holiday. She went there by plane. She will be there for a week.
12.   This book was published in August 1984. It was written by Sidney Sheldon.
13.   One of my classmates comes to school by bus. He says that he has to leave his house at half past six every morning in order to be on time for school.
14.   The robbers were caught by the police within forty-eight hours of the robbery. They were fighting among themselves over the loot when the police surrounded their hideout.
15.   We are studying hard for our final examination which begins on Monday. We hope to do well in the examination so that  our parents will be proud of us.
 
 
 

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