Prepositions
Complete the sentence with the correct preposition:
In yesterday's class, Professor Cummings talked _____ the discovery of gold in California in the 1800s.
about
Is this correct or incorrect?
Old Maid, a favorite children's game, is played with cards.
Correct
Fix this sentence:
Freddy enthusiastic played soccer with the kids at the peacefully park.
Freddy enthusiastically played soccer with the kids at the peaceful park.
Choose the best answer:
_____ in the dorm is not always easy.
a. Living c. I live
b. While living d. When I lived
A - Living in the dorm in not always easy.
There are 250 prepositions in the English language.
False, there are 150
Complete the sentence with the correct prepositions:
The flowers _____ this valley are similar to those that are ______ the other side of the hill.
The flowers in this valley are similar to those that are on the other side of the hill.
Fix this sentence:
The town of Cody, Wyoming, is named after Buffalo Bill Cody, was a wild West cowboy and entertainer.
The town of Cody, Wyoming, is named after Buffalo Bill Cody, a wild West cowboy and entertainer.
Is this sentence correct or incorrect?
Hundreds of thousand of tourists visit Washington D.C. every year to see the beautiful cherry blossoms.
Incorrect
Hundreds of thousands
Correct this sentence:
We give our son a new bicycle.
We gave our son a new bicycle.
Every sentence has an appositive.
False, not all sentences need an appositive.
Name 5 prepositions of place.
Some of these:
on, around, between, in, inside, up, down, behind, in front of, next to, over, above, under...
Fix this sentence:
Minnesota, its the Land of 10,000 lakes, actually as 12,034 lakes.
Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 lakes, actually as 12,034 lakes.
Correct this sentence:
After her long day, Angela took a bath hot and relaxed on her sofa comfortable with a good book.
After her long day, Angela took a hot bath and relaxed on her comfortable sofa with a good book.
Correct this sentence:
I didn't wanted to shop for a new dress.
I didn't want to shop for a new dress.
Adjectives only describe nouns and pronouns.
True!!!
Students _____ all over the world took part in the ceremony in the school auditorium _____ Friday afternoon.
Students from all over the world took part in the ceremony in the school auditorium on Friday afternoon.
Choose the correct answer:
_____, Maria, is joining me for the holidays.
a. She is my roommate b. For my roommate
c. Next week d. My roommate
D - My roommate
Fix this sentence:
During the winter months, clears skies are usually accompanied by low temperature.
During the winter months, clear skies are usually accompanied by low temperatures.
Choose the correct answer:
_____ is not running well today.
a. That Jane's car c. In Jane's car
b. Jane has a car d. Jane's car
D - Jane's car
Collective nouns take the verb in second person.
False, collective nouns ALWAYS use 3rd person singular.
The class is taking an exam. -Correct
The class are taking an exam. - Wrong
Complete the sentence with the correct prepositions:
During the summer vacation, they recovered _____ the long semester _____ them by spending time at the beach.
During the summer vacation, they recovered from the long semester behind them by spending time at the beach.
Does this sentence have an appositive in it?
Carol, who is my colleague, studies psycholinguistics.
No, this is a relative clause. To make it an appositive change it like this:
Carol, my colleague, studies psycholinguistics.
Fix this sentence:
The woodchuck is a creature territorial that does not allow other woodchucks within feet fifty of its burrow.
The woodchuck is a territorial creature that does not allow other woodchucks within fifty feet of its burrow.
Fix this sentence:
The girls likes to shop when they goes to a new city.
The girls like to shop when they go to a new city.
Prepositional phrases can come at the beginning or the end of a sentence and maintain the same meaning.
True
Tom will take a trip after the exam.
After the exam Tom will take a trip.