Ansh Agrawal
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Could anyone please tell me if the following are correct ? Any help would be great. My answers are in the brackets.
Thanks..
Prepositions :
1. He was born ____ a small village ___ Malabar. ( in, at )
2. We started ___ six ___ the morning. ( at, in )
3. He hanged himself ____ a piece of cloth. ( from )
4. The portrait was painted ___ famous artist who flourished ___ the sixteenth century. ( by, in )
5. I must start ___ dawn to reach the station in time. ( by )
6. I hope to reach the station ___ an hour at the outside. ( in/within )
7. The child has been missing ___ yesterday. ( since )
8. The caravan must reach its destination ___ sunset. ( before/ after / by )
9. The mail train is due ___ 3 P.M. ( for / by / at )
10. He travelled seven miles ___ two miles. ( for )
11. He rushed ___ my room, panting for breath. ( into )
12. He does no leave his house ___ nine o ' clock. ( before )
13. The Express departs ___ 3 P.M. ___ Delhi. ( at, for )
14. An old feud existed ___ the two families. ( between )
15. I received this message ___ eight o ' clock ___ the morning. ( at, in )
16. ___ last month I have seen him but once. ( Since )
17. ____ rice they had curry. ( with/ alongwith )
18. The fever has taken a turn for the better ___ yesterday. ( since )
19. He has spent his life ___ Calcutta. ( in )
20. I saw him felling a big tree ___ a hatchet. ( with )
21. Come and sit ___ me. ( by / beside )
22. Nobody ___ you knows the truth. ( except )
23. While I was ___ Delhi he was ___ Bombay. ( in / at ) --- ( CAN THAT BE REVERSED ? LIKE at / in ? )
24. He was killed ___ the robber ___ a hatchet. ( by / with )
25. We shall stay three months ___ America. ( in )
26. ____ Rustam and Sohrab, there were three other boys present. ( Except/ Apart from ) )
27. _____ a Ford, he has Fiat car. ( Except/ Apart from )
Thanks, once again.
Thanks..
Prepositions :
1. He was born ____ a small village ___ Malabar. ( in, at )
2. We started ___ six ___ the morning. ( at, in )
3. He hanged himself ____ a piece of cloth. ( from )
4. The portrait was painted ___ famous artist who flourished ___ the sixteenth century. ( by, in )
5. I must start ___ dawn to reach the station in time. ( by )
6. I hope to reach the station ___ an hour at the outside. ( in/within )
7. The child has been missing ___ yesterday. ( since )
8. The caravan must reach its destination ___ sunset. ( before/ after / by )
9. The mail train is due ___ 3 P.M. ( for / by / at )
10. He travelled seven miles ___ two miles. ( for )
11. He rushed ___ my room, panting for breath. ( into )
12. He does no leave his house ___ nine o ' clock. ( before )
13. The Express departs ___ 3 P.M. ___ Delhi. ( at, for )
14. An old feud existed ___ the two families. ( between )
15. I received this message ___ eight o ' clock ___ the morning. ( at, in )
16. ___ last month I have seen him but once. ( Since )
17. ____ rice they had curry. ( with/ alongwith )
18. The fever has taken a turn for the better ___ yesterday. ( since )
19. He has spent his life ___ Calcutta. ( in )
20. I saw him felling a big tree ___ a hatchet. ( with )
21. Come and sit ___ me. ( by / beside )
22. Nobody ___ you knows the truth. ( except )
23. While I was ___ Delhi he was ___ Bombay. ( in / at ) --- ( CAN THAT BE REVERSED ? LIKE at / in ? )
24. He was killed ___ the robber ___ a hatchet. ( by / with )
25. We shall stay three months ___ America. ( in )
26. ____ Rustam and Sohrab, there were three other boys present. ( Except/ Apart from ) )
27. _____ a Ford, he has Fiat car. ( Except/ Apart from )
Thanks, once again.
