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3.  In India, it usually rains          (on/in) July.

                       4.  My school will resume              (at/on) Wednesday.

                       5.  Where will you be             (on/in) New Year’s Eve?

                       6.  Ankita’s birthday is            (at/on) Teacher’s Day.

                       7.  Kajol went home              (at/in) the evening.

                       8.  I have karate classes           (on/in) Tuesdays.

                       9.  I like to go to my friend’s home             (on/in) Saturdays.

                      10.  You must watch the parade               (on/in) Republic Day.

                      11.  Lal Bahadur Shastri was born               (on/in) 2 October 1904.

                      12.  Thousands of people go shopping                (at/on) Christmas time.

                      13.  The children like to go to the park             (on/in) the evening.

                      14.  Sometimes, my father comes home                 (at/in) lunchtime.

                      15.  As a family, we like to watch television             (at/in) night.


                  2.  Prepositions of Place: They indicate the place where something is located.
                     The prepositions at, in, between, behind, under, over, near, opposite, among,
                     next to, by and on can be used as prepositions of place. For example,
                     •  I had kept the keys in the top drawer.
                     •  There is a beehive on this tree.

                     •  Ravi’s school is near his home.
                     •  Put this among the other presents.
                     •  The cat jumped over the fence.

                     •  Your shoes are under the bed.
                     •  My hometown lies between Roorkee and Haridwar.
                     •  Hang the painting above the sofa.


                  C.  Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

                     1.  Rahul is waiting for you                the bus stop.

                     2.  The Police Commissioner lives                  the end of the street.

                     3.  Does your mother work                  an IT company?

                     4.  The author’s name is                the cover of the book.

                     5.  Jupiter and Mars are planets                the solar system.



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