G. Fill in the blanks with through/till.
1. The boys walked __________ the dark tunnel __________ they reached the end.
2. He could not see __________ the fog, so he had to wait __________ it lifted.
3. She went __________ a difficult time __________ she got a good job.
J. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. The first one has been done for you as an example.
One night I was very upset. I decided to go for a walk. I walked (a) __________ beside the lake for a long time. When I looked (b) __________ my watch I realised I had been walking for two hours. As I was (C) __________ my way back home without realising I started walking (d) __________ Sameer’s house. When I reached Sameer’s room, I switched (e) __________ the light. I saw Sameer sitting (f) __________ his bed. (g) __________ seeing me he raised his head. He looked very sick. I stood (h) __________ his bed and he grabbed me (l) __________ both arms. I could see tears (j) __________ his eyes.
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G. Fill in the blanks with through/till.
1. The boy walked through the dark tunnel till they reached the end.
2. He could not see through the fog, so he had to wait till it lifted.
3. She went through a difficult time till she got a good job.
→ Through and Till
✳ Through
Through is a preposition which means going in between two something such as a field with wheat plants on both sides. It can also mean pushing something to the side to make way.
✳ Till
Till is also a preposition which means upto a certain time. The sentences with till express certain events that took place upto a certain period of time.
J. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
I decided to go for a walk. I walked (a) beside the lake for a long time. When I looked (b) at my watch I realised I had been walking for two hours. As I was (c) on my way back home without realising I started walking (d) to Sameer's house. When I reached Sameer's room, I switched (e) on the light. I saw Sameer sitting (f) on his bed. (g) On seeing me he raised his head. He looked very sick. I stood (h) beside his bed and he grabbed me (i) with both arms. I could see tears (j) in his eyes.
→ Meanings of specific prepositions used here
✳ Beside
Beside means near something or someone to express its location.
✳ At
At is used to express a specific time or location when something of interest took place.
✳ On
On is also used to express the location of an object. It expresses the meaning of being located on the upper portion of something.
✳ To
To expresses the motion of reaching a particular place or condition.
✳ In
The preposition in means being situated in the inner portion of something or someone.