Prepositions

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Prepositions: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Prepositions, Kinds of Preposition, 'in' &'on' Related to Time etc.

Important Questions on Prepositions

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Which part of speech is the bold word in the sentence given below?

'Some people seem to have a good attitude towards most things'.

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Bryson decided to quit ___________ accept the new rules.

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

The President declined to deliver the speech himself, __________ a sore throat.

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

This painting is an excellent piece of work, _______ I can tell.

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

It has been reported that ___________ 50,000 people took part in the protest against the use of plastic in packaging materials. 

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

He and his father, ___________ local gossip, haven't been in touch for years.

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Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

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He rules _____ a vast empire.

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.
I came the day _____ yesterday.

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Find the part of speech of the underlined word/ words :-

The children were walking through the forest.

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Direction: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option given below.

She was beaten _____ a bat.

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Fill in the blanks.

An old feud existed _____ the two families.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct option.

Trim the edges _____ a sharp knife.

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Select the right preposition to fill in the blank.

His duties were of a kind ill-suited _____ his ardent and daring character.

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

The children and the Wizard rushed across the (A)/ moving rock and sprang of the passage beyond (B)/, landing safely though a little out of breath (C)/. No error (D)

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Read the sentence to find out whether any grammatical or idiomatic errors in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is 'No error', the answer is 'D' (ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Well, as I was hurrying along, I heard a (A)/ great splash, as though something had (B)/ fallen with the pool by the fountain(C)/. No error (D)

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition.

I don't like to encroach _____ your time.    
 

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition.

The committee is deliberating _____ the matter.    
 

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition:

He stipulated _____ immediate supply of the articles.
 

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Choose the correct set of sentences that include the Adverb and Preposition forms of the given word:

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