Question

fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition. 1) i slept____ nine o'clock (to/till/untill). 2) we walked __ the end of the street(till/ to / for). 3) the children has been missing_____yesterday (since/from/for). 4) he travelled seventy miles_____tow hour (for/in/by). 5) i saw him felling a big tree_______ a hatchet (by / with/ off)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 till

2 to

3 since

4 for

5 with

Answer 2

Answer:

1) i slept till nine o'clock .

2) we walked to the end of the street.

3) the children has been missing since yesterday . 4) he travelled seventy miles in two hour .

5) i saw him felling a big tree With a hatchet.

Explanation:

1-Till is used when we stop work at that time. Here at 9 O'clock work is stopped.

2-To is used where a destination is mentioned.

Here end of the street is the destination.

3-since is used for a past time and also for a period of time.

In this sentence child has been missing for a period of time.

4-In is used for a general period of time. Here a period of time 2 hour is mentioned.

5-With is used when you have anything.

Here the person fell having a hatchet