English Grammar – Preposition – Set 2

Welcome to your English Grammar - Preposition - Set 2

1. 

Multi-Select (Identify All Correct Prepositions of Place):
Select all the correct prepositions of place from the list below.

2. 

Spot the error in the sentence and provide the correction.

He drove the car beside the tunnel instead of going through it.

Error:   Correction:

3. 

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
The teacher stood _______ the blackboard and explained the diagram.

4. 

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
We had to wait ______ the platform for more than an hour due to the delay.

5. 

In the following paragraph, one word has been omitted in each line.
In your answer sheets, remember to write the missing word along
with the word that comes before and after it, as shown below.

No. Text Word Before Omission Word After
eg I spoke him kindly. spoke to him
1 The book was kept the shelf in the corner. kept the
2 We met our cousins a wedding in Delhi. cousins a

6. 

Read the conversation and complete the reported sentence appropriately.
Adil: We left our jackets inside the bus before going on the trek.
Mira: Oh! We left ours on the seat near the driver.
Adil told Mira that they had left their jackets ________ the bus, while Mira said theirs were kept ________ the seat near the driver.
Options:

7. 

Transform the underlined phrase into the correct prepositional expression. (Choose the correct option)
He reached the school on the time.

8. 

Cloze Passage (5 Blanks – Mixed Prepositions):
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions from the options in brackets.

Passage:
On Sunday morning, Aanya walked toward the beach with her dog. They sat %BLANK% [around, under, through] a large umbrella and watched the waves. A vendor walked %BLANK% [over, across, without] the sand, calling out to sell ice cream. Aanya bought one and placed the wrapper %BLANK% [under, in, across] the bin nearby. Then she and her dog walked beside the shoreline.

9. 

Fill in the blank with the correct preposition from the bracket.
The cat jumped ________ the table and knocked over the glass.

10. 

Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence.
The museum guide asked the students to walk quietly ______ the exhibits without touching anything.

11. 

Complete the reported command using the correct preposition.
Guard: "Please stay within the marked area at all times."
The guard instructed the visitors to stay _______ the marked area at all times.

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