(i) Use the correct prepositions and rewrite the sentence :- A child spends a major portion ____ his life ____ taking formal educating .
Answers
Answer:
A child spends a major portion of his life in taking formal education.
Explanation:
In the question, we have been asked to use the preposition to rewrite the sentences and fill in the blanks.
Preposition or some words that tell us the relation between the words in the sentence. All examples are of, on, in, at ,to etc.
The given sentence is:(I think the correct sentence is:)
A child spends a major portion ____ his life ____ taking formal education.
In the first blank, we have to form a relationship between the major portion and his life. So the most suitable word will be a major portion of his life.
In the second blank, we have to form a relation between his life and taking formal educating. So the most suitable preposition will be his life in taking formal education.
So the rewritten sentence will be:
A child spends a major portion of his life in taking formal education.