Question

Fill in each blank with an apporopriate word:-
1. My friend refrained........... criticising the article in public.
2. Always be true......... yourself.
3. My new secretary has taken ......... my style of working quickly.
4. The rebels held...... in the forests for many years.
5.The people were touched ........ pity when they saw his miserable condition.
6.The jungles of Assam abound .......... wild animals.
7.The massacre was a crime...... humanity.
8.The painting is costlier ........ the two.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.) from

2.) to

3.) by

4.) there

5.) with

6.) with

7.) on

8.) than

Answer 2

Answer:

1. My friend refrained from criticising the article in public.

2. Always be true to yourself.

3. My new secretary has taken by my style of working quickly.

4. The rebels held up in the forests for many years.

5. The people were touched with pity when they saw his miserable condition.

6. The jungles of Assam abound with wild animals.

7. The massacre was a crime against humanity.

8. The painting is costlier than the two.​                                                

Explanation:

• Relational words, most commonly known as prepositions go before words to connect them to the rest of the words in a sentence.
• Above, about, beneath, for, from, in, inside, into, of, to, until, by and with are normal relational words.
• These words are like heaps of others. Heaps of relational words go before words to let us know where or when things are.

• Without these connectors or prepositions, sentences would comprise of things and action words, however no words to show their situation or area.
• It is thus very important to choose prepositions wisely to convey a meaningful sentence.
• Hence the correct prepositions to be filled in the blanks are as follows-

1. from

2. to

3.  by

4. up

5. with

6.  with

7.  against

8. than

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