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Prepositions
Prepositions
100

For dinner, I had _______ soup and _________ salad.

For dinner, I had soup and a salad.

100
When you get to my house, you don't have to ring doorbell. Just walk in.
When you get to my house, you don't have to ring the doorbell. Just walk in.
100

What two words are articles?

the and a/an

100
I visited Italy ____ July.
I visited Italy in July.
100
I live _____ New York.
I live in New York.
200

My name starts with __________ A and ends with _______ O.

My name starts with an A and ends with a O.

200
She graduated with major in the Mathematics.
She graduated with a major in Mathematics.
200

Provide me with three prepositions.

above, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon, with and within

200
It gets cold ___ night _____ Winter.
It gets cold at night in Winter.
200
She looked ____ herself _____ the mirror.
She looked at herself in the mirror.
300

We went to _____ Sahara desert. We stayed in ____ beautiful cabin.

We went to the Sahara desert. We stayed in a beautiful cabin.

300

I love the latin music. My favorite group called Aventura.

I love latin music. My favorite group is called Aventura.

300

What is the simple subject?

The dog with spots likes to bark loudly.

The dog

300

America has not won the football World Cup ______ 1994.

America has not won the football World Cup since 1994.

300
I love to travel ____ trains. Especially _____ Asia. I once took a train from Thailand all the way _______ Cambodia.
I love to travel on trains. Especially in Asia. I once took a train from Thailand all the way to Cambodia.
400
If you hike up ____ Table Mountain you will see ___ beautiful sunset. You will also have ___ beautiful view of ____ city.
If you hike up Table Mountain you will see a beautiful sunset. You will also have a beautiful view of the city.
400

That is a colorful house.

Correct.

400

to the school dance  AND by yourself are:

A. Noun Clause

B. Prepositional phrases

B. Prepositional phrases

400
We waited ______ 6:30 for you. You were not there ____ then so we had to leave.
We waited until 6:30 for you. You were not there by then so we had to leave.
400
When you arrive ____ your destination you will see a shop _____ your left and a bank _____ your right.
When you arrive at your destination you will see a shop on your left and a bank on your right.
500

By is a ________

A. Article

B. Preposition

C. Pronoun

B. Preposition

500

The is an

Article

500

We always have a huge celebration _____ New Year’s Eve.

We always have a huge celebration on New Year’s Eve.

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