Question

Choose the connect Preposition.
i) The pen is the drawer. (on/in)
ii) My sister is afraid_dogs (for/of)
iii)I don't agree_ you. (to/with)
iv)The boy was sitting_ the two girls.(among / between)
v)The bird is sitting_ a branch of the tree. (on/for)
vi) The sky is_our head.(on/over)
vii) Abdul kalam was born_ Tamilnadu.(in/on)
viii)someone is knocking_ the door.(at/over)
ix) what is the time_ your watch? (by/in)
x) He is not_home now.(at / on)
xi) She is proud_here success. (of/about)
xii) she died_fever from.(from/of)
xii) They congratulated us_our success. (at/on).​

Answer 1

Answer:

i) The pen is in the drawer.

• In is a preposition and it is used to mean inside of something or someone.

ii) My sister is afraid of dogs.

• After afraid, of preposition is used.

iii) I don't agree with you.

• With is used after agree ( person ).

iv) The boy was sitting between the two girls.

• Preposition between is used to mean inside of two things or person and among is used for more than two.

v) The bird is sitting on a branch of the tree.

• Here on has been used to express position and it is 'on a branch'.

vi) The sky is over our head.

• It is better to say : The sky is above our head.

vii) Abdul kalam was born in Tamilnadu.

• In is used - large town, district, country seen as an area.

viii) Someone is knocking at the door.

• At is used to indicate place or position.

ix) What is the time in your watch?

• In is also used to mean a point within the area or space of something.

x) He is not at home now.

xi) She is proud of here success.

• Here preposition of is expressing cause.

xii) She died from fever.

• Here 'from' is expressing reason.

xii) They congratulated us on our success.

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Answer 2

Answer:

• Preposition- It a class of words used to express relations. A preposition or postposition typically combines with a noun phrase, this being called its object.
• It is a word/phrase that is used before a noun or pronoun to describe its place, time, etc.

The correct answers will be:

i) The pen is in the drawer. (on/in)

ii) My sister is afraid of dogs (for/of)

iii)I don't agree with you. (to/with)

iv)The boy was sitting between the two girls.(among / between)

v)The bird is sitting on a branch of the tree. (on/for)

vi) The sky is over our head.(on/over)

vii) Abdul kalam was born in Tamilnadu.(in/on)

viii)someone is knocking at the door.(at/over)

ix) what is the time in your watch? (by/in)

x) He is not at home now.(at / on)

xi) She is proud of her success. (of/about)

xii) she died of fever from.(from/of)

xii) They congratulated us on our success. (at/on).​

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