Use the prepositions and adverbs in brackets to complete the sentences
1. He ran _____ the corner, _____ the road to the other side, _____ the street.
(across / down / round)
2. We sat _____ the front of the cinema but not right _____ the front row. (at / in)
3. Jill sat in the front _____ the taxi driver and I sat _____ her. (behind / next to)
4. While I was riding _____ the mountain, I fell _____ my bike. (off / down)
5. Someone pushed me _____ the lake while I was standing _____ the bank. (on / into)
6. We'll need a boat to get _____ the river which runs _____ the town.
(across / through)
7. I thought someone was standing _____ me but I didn't dare to turn _____.
(round / behind)
8. I was walking _____ the street and a friend of mine walked right _____ me and never
said hello. (past / along)
Answers
Answers
1. He ran round the corner, across the road to the other side, down the street.
2.We sat at the front of the cinema but not right in the front row.
3.Jill sat in the front behind the taxi driver and I sat next to her.
4. While I was riding down the mountain, I fell off my bike.
5. Someone pushed me into the lake while I was standing on the bank.
6. We'll need a boat to get across the river which runs through the town.
7. I thought someone was standing behind me but I didn't dare to turn round.
8. I was walking along the street and a friend of mine walked right past me and never said hello.
PREPOSITIONS
- Prepositions are words that are used in front of the nouns to indicate the relationship between different words in a sentence.
- Some Examples of Prepositions include :- Up , down , from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to etc.
Explanation:
1. He ran _____ the corner, _____ the road to the other side, _____ the street.
(across / down / round)
2. We sat _____ the front of the cinema but not right _____ the front row. (at / in)
3. Jill sat in the front _____ the taxi driver and I sat _____ her. (behind / next to)
4. While I was riding _____ the mountain, I fell _____ my bike. (off / down)
5. Someone pushed me _____ the lake while I was standing _____ the bank. (on / into)
6. We'll need a boat to get _____ the river which runs _____ the town.
(across / through)
7. I thought someone was standing _____ me but I didn't dare to turn _____.
(round / behind)
8. I was walking _____ the street and a friend of mine walked right _____ me and never
said hello. (past / along)