Question

a) Fill in the blanks with the suitable Prepositions: (5x1=5)

i. I have been here _____ (for/since/from) 2009.

ii. I left my village ___ (in/at) the age of 16.

iii.We are meeting them ___ (at/on) the fourth of April.

iv. We waited ____ (till/from) half past six for you.

v. The fire was caused ____ (by/from) a short circuit.

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Answer 1

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i) since

ii) at

iii) on

iv) till

v) by

Answer 2

Hᴇʏᴀ ,

Before solving the given question! Let us first know what is 'Preposition'!

★ Pʀᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ :

Prepositions are words which are normally used before nouns , pronouns or gerunds (i.e., -ing forms of verb functioning as nouns) .

For Example :

• He fell off a lader .

• I have read the chapter on modals .

• They are deaf to my requests for help .

Give the book to me .

• Water collects in the water bodies during rains .

★ Usᴇs ᴏғ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ :

• Used to locate position .

• Used after a verb with two objects .

• Used to express time .

• Used to express movement .

• Used to locate a place .

• Used for tools , agency , description , etc .

• Used after Adjectives .

• Used after Verbs .

• Used after nouns .

★ ʀᴇQᴜɪʀᴇᴅ Aɴsᴡᴇʀ :

a) Fill in the blanks with the suitable Prepositions :

i. I have been here since 2009.

ii. I left my village at the age of 16.

iii. We are meeting them on the fourth of April .

iv. We waited till half past six for you.

v. The fire was caused by a short circuit .

Hᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ Hᴇʟᴘs ʏᴏᴜ ...♭