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Listening & Speaking Time
In some uses of English language, the prepositions are silent. The teacher will make
the students speak aloud such sentences after him/her, so that they learn these by
heart.
Wrong Right
I went to home. I went home.
I practise the in guitar every day. I practice the guitar every day.
We have an exam in every week. We have an exam every week.
He obeys to his teachers. He obeys his teachers.
My house faces to west. My house faces west.
She resembles to her mother. She resembles her mother.
I have signed on all the papers. I have signed all papers.
She is at home by 5 pm every day. She is home by 5 p.m. every day.
The bus stop is at down the road. The bus stop is down the road.
Our school library is at upstairs. Our school library is upstairs.
She dares do that act. She dares to do that act.
analytiCal thinking
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Complete the following passage by filling in appropriate prepositions.
Last Monday, I had thought of going ___________ the theatre. However, it started raining, so
I had to stay ___________ home. I was thinking of going ___________ the road to my friend’s
house. Just then she called me ___________ my mobile phone and said, “Hi, can I come
___________ your house?” I happily agreed.
In my room, we sat ___________ the floor and worked on our scrapbooks.
She had collected many pictures which she had kept ___________ a big box.
Together we lifted the big box and put it ___________ the table. I cleared the place before that
and kept the things ___________ the table. The table was placed ___________ the window, so
we had enough light. Prepositions
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