Question

5. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articales and prepositions :
1x3 = 3
Nowadays the teenagers are addicted__
smart phones immensely. The are unaware__
the bad effects of it. Parents should not buy them this harmful mechanical device
when they ask __one.
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Answer 1

Articles and prepositions connect the sentences to make them more meaningful.

• The most commonly used prepositions are in, from, down by etc. Whereas articles include terms such as a, an, the etc.
• The correct passage is -

• Nowadays the teenagers are addicted to smart phones immensely. They are unaware about the bad effects of it. Parents should not buy them this harmful mechanical device  when they ask for one.

Answer 2

Answer:

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articales and : prepositions :1x3 = 3

• Nowadays the teenagers are addicted to smart phones immensely.

• They are unaware about the bad effects of it.

• Parents should not buy them this harmful mechanical device when they ask for one.

Explanation :

• Preposition shows the relation of a Noun or Pronoun to another Noun or Pronoun. Example : I will stay with you for ever. Here in the sentence with is making relation between 'I' and 'you'.

• Prepositions are of six kinds and they are : 1. Simple Preposition, 2. Double Preposition, 3. Compound Preposition, 4. Participial Preposition, 5. Phrase Preposition, 6. Disguised Preposition.

• 'To' and 'for' are Simple Preposition. And 'about' is a Compound Preposition. ( about = on + by + out )

• More examples : He sat out for the station. The road leads to Naihati. Do you know anything about the incident ?