Apriellia Putrie
Jessica A. Farhana.
Novi Kristiani
Rahman Susanto
Togi Aisyah Nurlam
Fill in
the blanks by using the right preposition!
(ø, in,on,at next to, or under)
1.
The students were already sitting on
the table waiting for the test paper to be given.
reason: from this statement, “on” shows the position where the students
sit.
2.
I asked the old lady standing next
to me in the bus where I should get out.
reason: “next to” shows position where the old lady standing and “in”
shows its location.
3.
John bought his shoes at a sport store on
Kencana street.
reason: “at” uses for more specific place and “on” uses for common but
specific place.
4.
Billy stood in line for twenty minutes at
the ticket window in the drama theater to get tickets for the play.
reason: “in” explains that billy arranging the line and it describes
billy’s position. “at”
explains the specific place of
theater. “in” shows common and general place.
5.
My
grandmother died at the age of 80.
reason: “at” uses for specific time with numerical.
6.
I live at Bengawan Street no.54A, South
Jakarta . I moved there on December 14, 1995.
reason: “at” tells specific address. “on” tells specific time with date.
7.
We were really worried at first because the
library was closed on Saturday, so we couldn't find that book reference. But in
the end, everything worked out because we were able to find it in
John”s home..
reason: the function of “at” describes specific time. “on” explains
name of day. “in” describing the end of this statement which tells the specific
time. “in” shows the position where the book found.
8.
Betty began working on the translation project ø last week. and she can finish it on
Thursday.
reason: ø no preposition needed
before last week. “on” describes the name of day.
10. George
had his ticket on his hand as he gets into the theater.
reason: “on” describes ticket positions.
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