Prepositions
Can you complete each sentence with the correct preposition? Go! Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition I’ve been reading this great book 1)__ the history of Dracula. It talks about everything, 2)_ the original Count Vlad 3)__ all the legends that were made up about him 4)__ he died. Of course, it spends […]
Can you complete each sentence with the correct preposition? Go! Fill in the blanks with “in”, “at”, or “on”. I knew you’d come back to me __ the end. I’m almost __ the end of the book—no spoilers! Ian is __ the hospital right now, visiting his sister. Ian’s sister is __ the hospital […]
Fill in the blanks with “on” or “in”. The train was due to arrive at 4:02pm, and it arrived precisely __ time, neither early nor late. I turned on the TV just __ time to see the last three seconds of the show before the commercials started. Sherlock Holmes noticed that Irene Adler, who was […]
Prepositions: Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word
The Spanish language can be credited with the invention 1)___ two letters. The first, which is actually no longer used in Spanish itself, is the C-cedilla, the Ç. It was created to represent the sound of “ts” 2)___ Medieval Spanish, and it got its name from the diminutive of the Visigothic name for Z, “zeda”, due to the fact that the virgule underneath the C was originally a Z. However, 3)___ the “ts” evolved 4)___ either a “th” or an “s” sound, it was decided that the letter Ç was no longer necessary, so it was dropped in the 18th century. 5)___ that time, however, many other languages, including French and Portuguese, had already adopted it.
A: “What are you saying 1)___me, that I should apologize 2)___ him! But I have nothing to apologize for! If anything, he owes an apology 3)___ me, 4)___being so late!”
B: “I understand what you’re saying, but let me explain something 5)___ you.
Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition
I’m normally a happy person, but 1)___ Christmastime, I find myself a bit depressed. It is mostly due 2)___ the fact that I’m far away 3)___my family. They’re 4)___the other side of the Atlantic, 5)___the west coast of the US, 6)___Washington state. I have to spend 15 hours 7)___ a plane …