Question

8. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words choosing from the brackets.
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a) John walked ......... the door. (through / between / across)
b) The dog ran ......... the road. (through/between / across)
c) There are two islands .... the lake. (at / on /in)
d) The river flows ...... the bridge. (under / between / along)
e) My college is ....... the bank line. (on / at /in).
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Answer 1

Answer:

through

Explanation:

across

on

under

at

Answer 2

Answer:

a) John walked through the door. (through / between / across)

b) The dog ran across the road. (through/between /across)

c) There are two islands on the lake. (at / on /in)

d) The river flows along the bridge. (under / between / along)

e) My college is at the bank line. (on / at /in)

Assimilate:

The only way to improve in these kind of sentences is practise. So practice as more as possible.

Read the question carefully and try to think which preposition can best fits ✓

• A preposition is a word which is placed before a noun or pronoun to show the relationship in which the person or thing the notes by the name stands to something else.

✏ The noun or pronoun which follows a preposition is said to be governed by it and is in the objective case.

● She prays to God daily.

● He quarrelled with me over this point.

● He is tired of this life.

● We all wondered at her success.

● He is ill with fever the boys jumped for joy.

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