Question

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. Underline the correct wordsupplied by you. The first one has been done for you as an example.
My uncle Peter lived on a huge house near the beach.
I usually spent our vacations there with him.
It was a pleasure to wake up to the sound of the waves.
The sea breeze blew even during these summer months.
The only disadvantage was what the house was susceptible
to hurricanes during the rainy season. Last years when I was
stayed in his place, the news came that a hurricanes was
expected in two days. The hurricane arrival sooner than
expected. It lasted three days and we spend most of the time in the room.

Incorrect
on
(a) ..............
(b) ..............
(c) ..............
(d) .............
(e) .............
(f) ..............
(g) .............
(h) .............

Correct
in
(a) ..............
(b) ..............
(c) ..............
(d) .............
(e) .............
(f) ..............
(g) .............
(h) ............

Answer 1

b) my
c) at
d) in
e) that
f) was x
g)arrived
h) do, spended

Answer 2

At first, try to read out the given sentences one by one.

While you do so, you will fill the errors automatically.

Generally, also try to read the sentence with different words replacing the error in order to check which suits best.

Also try to learn preposition which is a wide topic.

It is one among the eight parts of speech.

It's important to learn them because people commit prepositional error often.

Error on (a) our (b) to (c) these (d) what (e) was (f) was (g) arrival (h) spend Correct in (a) my (b) by (c) those (d)that. (e) had (f) were (g) arrived (h) spent.