Question

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

i. She kept her purse _____ the pillow.

ii. I had to choose ______ the two alternatives.

iii. We have been in Coonoor ______ 1990.

iv. There is bridge ______ the river.

v. The child climbed ______ the table.

vi. I bought this book _____ you.

vii. John walked ______ the car.

viii. She has too many problems to deal ____.

ix. _____ dinner, we ate dessert.

x. I have a question to ask related _____ your education.
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Answer 1

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

Explanation:

i. She kept her purse under the pillow.

• 'Under' is used to indicate something that is below something else.

ii. I had to choose between the two alternatives.

• 'Between' is used to differentiate two things.

iii. We have been in Coonoor since 1990.

• 'Since' refers back to a previous point in time.

iv. There is a bridge across the river.

• 'Across' refers to the other side of something.

v. The child climbed onto the table.

• 'Onto' refers to something about movement from one place to another.

vi. I bought this book for you.

• 'For' is used to talk about the purpose or reason.

vii. John walked towards the car.

• 'Towards' mostly refers to ‘in the direction of something’:

viii. She has too many problems to deal with.

ix. For dinner, we ate dessert.

• 'For' is used to talk about the purpose or reason.

x. I have a question to ask related to your education.

Answer 2

HELLO DEAR,

ANSWER:-

i) under

ii) between

iii) since

iv) across

v) onto

vi) for

vii) towards

viii) with

ix) for

x) to

I HOPE IT'S HELP YOU DEAR,

THANKS.