Class 12 C English | Unit: 13 | History | After the World Trade Centre | Grammar Exercise Solution| Prepositions

Class 12 C English | Unit: 13 | History | After the World Trade Centre | Grammar Exercise Solution| Prepositions

Grammar Exercise Solution| Prepositions

Complete these sentences with the correct prepositions.

1. The relationship ……between…..the two boys has changed significantly over the past few years.
2. In Nepal, many girls get married …in……..an early age.
3. I’m not …in……..the mood for such silly games.
4. There were no security personnel…in……..duty at that time.
5. The new smartphone is similar …to……..the one I bought a few years ago.
6. My dad insisted ……on….. taking the later train.
7. People …with…….. ambition always try to achieve their goals, no matter what happens.
8. Mr Jenkins has been disabled all his life as a result …of….. a childhood illness.
9. We bought the TV because it was ……on….. sale.
10. She has no understanding ……on….. how computers really work.
11. I gave him my new T-shirt in exchange ……of….. a few cigarettes.
12. The company is run …by…….. two people who hardly ever meet.
13. All the celebrations and parties were called ……off…… because of the tragic accident.
14. There was a great need ……of….. volunteers at the site of the crash.

Complete the following text with correct prepositions.

What are we seeing here? One very real possibility is that these are the educational consequences of the differences…on…….. parenting styles that we talked about ……in….. the Chris Langan chapter. Think back to Alex Williams, the nine year-old whom Annette Lareau studied. His parents believe…in……..concerted cultivation. He gets taken……to…..museums and gets enrolled ……at…..special programs and goes ……in…..summer camp, where he takes classes. When he’s bored…at……..home, there are plenty of books to read, and his parents see it as their responsibility to keep him actively engaged …in…..the world around him. It’s hard to see how Alex would get better…at…..reading and math …in….. the summer.

Make sentences from the given clues as stated in brackets.

a. Who/pass the exam? (future simple)

Ans: Who will pass the exam?

b. How/you/get home? (future continuous)

Ans: How will you be getting home?

c. I/come later. (future simple)

Ans: I shall come later.

d. She/catch the train by 3 pm. (future perfect)

Ans: She will have caught the train by 3pm.

e. It/rain tomorrow. (future simple)

Ans: It will rain tomorrow.

f. John/sleep at 4 am. (future continuous)

Ans: John will be sleeping at 4am.

g. How long/you/see your boyfriend when you get married? (future perfect continuous)

Ans: How long have you been seeing your boyfriend when you get married?

h. It/rain in Kathmandu next week. (future continuous)

Ans: It will be raining in Kathmandu next week.

i. How long/you/work here when you retire? (future perfect continuous)

Ans: How long will you have been working here when you retire.

j. He / not / finish the cleaning by the time she gets home. (future perfect)

Ans: He will not have finished the cleaning by the time she gets home.

Complete the following sentences with the correct future tense form of the verbs in the brackets.

1. It ……will snow…… (snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.
2. On Friday at 8 o’clock, I ……shall have met…… (to meet) my friend.
3. Wait! I …shall be driving……… (to drive) you to the station.
4. When they get married in March, they …will have been… (to be) together for six years.
5. You’re carrying too much. I …shall open……… (to open) the door for you.
6. Do you think the teacher ……will have marked…… (to mark) our homework by Monday morning?
7. When I see you tomorrow, I ……shall show…… (show) you my new book. h. After you take a nap, you ……will feel…… (to feel) a lot better
8. I ……shall let…… (to let) you know the second the builders finish decorating.
9. We ……shall have waited…… (to wait) in the shelter until the bus comes.
10. I’m very sorry, Dr. Jones ……won’t be…… (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.
11. This summer, I …shall have been living……… (to live) in Birgunj for four years.
12. I don’t think you …will have……… (to have) any problems when you land in Pokhara.
13. The baby should be due soon, next week she ……will have been…… (to be) pregnant for nine months.
14. By the time we get home, they ……will have played…… (to play) football for 30 minutes.
15. When you get off the train, I ……will have waited…… (to wait) for you by the ticket machine.
16. This time next week, I ……shall be skiing…… (ski) in Switzerland!
17. Now, I …shall check……… (to check) my answers.