Class 12 English Unit 18: Grammar: Prepositions Language Development Section

 

Grammar: Prepositions (page 156)

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A.   Study the following sentences and underline the prepositions.

a.      Over seventy-three million Americans suffer from deafness.

b.     He did not admit to his deafness for another three years.

     c.      The hearing crisis allowed him to listen to inner sounds without distraction.

B.    Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

a.      I was accompanied to the hospital by my friend.

b.     I have great respect for my teachers.

c.      The culprit was sentenced to death.

d.     His arguments are not based on truth.

e.      He has not contributed to the development of our nation.

f.       He died of Corona at the age of thirty-five.

g.     The young generation of Nepali people doesn’t take interest in politics.

h.     Our village was not infected by Corona.

i.       Why do you sneer at me?

C.    Fill in the blanks with for, since, until, by or in.

a.      The classes will be over by 5 PM.

b.     Karma Sherpa reached the top of Mt. Everest in 8 hours.

c.      We had met after five years. So we kept on talking until three in the morning.

d.     She has been living in America since she got married.

e.      He has been playing a video game for ten hours.

f.       She practices the Sitar every day for five hours.

g.     He lived in Jumla until he passed high school examinations.

h.     There is no chance of dry weather even today. It has rained since last Saturday.

i.       I can type 120 words in a minute.

j.       We take an early breakfast. It’s generally ready by six in the morning.

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