Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. Please write your name ………………… ink.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. He is sitting …………………. his computer.
Correct!
Wrong!
When you sit at your computer, you work on it.
3. They sat ………………….. a bench.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. He never repented …………………… his sins.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I want to dispose …………………….. my old car.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. This book consists …………………. twelve chapters.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. I went to Paris …………………… a conference.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. It will take about two hours if you go ……………………. bus.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. Why are you yelling ……………………. me?
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Thousands of people died ……………………. cholera.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. She is good ……………………. drawing.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. She is clever ……………………. knitting.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Please write your name in ink.
- He is sitting at his computer.
- They sat on a bench.
- He never repented of his sins.
- I want to dispose of my old car.
- This book consists of twelve chapters.
- I went to Paris for a conference.
- It will take about two hours if you go by bus.
- Why are you yelling at me?
- Thousands of people died of cholera.
- She is good at drawing.
- She is clever at knitting.