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E. Use the correct preposition after each of these verbs and make sentences with
them. Consult a good dictionary.

appoint, lead, object, differ, protect, prevent, clash, agree, beware, die, care, wish

F. Complete this paragraph by filling in the blanks with the correct prepositions
of time and place.

One day, two friends—a cat and a dog—were walking a road that
led to the city. They were going there to look for food because they thought

they would get better things to eat the city. They had set off from

home 5 o’ clock in the evening and had not rested then.
It was 7 o’clock now going by the bell the distance. The cat was

tired and said, ‘Let’s rest a while that tree.’ The dog said
reluctantly, ‘Well, if you say so…but I’m not sure if we should stay here long.

There could be danger lurking the shadows.’ But the cat had already

curled up a low branch and shut its eyes. The dog sat down and kept
guard. Sometime later, his ears pricked up on hearing a sudden sound. He looked

the direction from where the sound had come and gave a warning
growl. There was a rustling sound the bush the tree. The

cat was still asleep. The dog got ready to deal with any danger that may emerge

the bush, and just then a small shadow landed right him.

G. This extract is not edited. Identify the error in the use of prepositions in each
line and write the correct one in the blank alongside.

One beautiful spring day, a red rose blossomed over a tree i.

in a forest. As the rose looked along the forest, a pine tree ii.
nearby said, ‘What a beautiful flower!’ The rose looked off the iii.

tree and said, ‘Yes, indeed!’ A sunflower growing through it on iv.

the other side, asked, ‘Why do you say that? On this forest there v.

are many beautiful flowers. You are just one of them. Look under vi.

you.’ The red rose replied, ‘I’ve looked into and onto and have seen vii.
everyone admiring me.’

Prepositional Phrases: are groups of words that begin with a preposition, such as:
at a loss, on the table, by the way and in the well. A prepositional phrase may end

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