Practice Prepositions Of Place/position (1.6.1) - Grammar Fundamentals

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Question 1.
Fill in the blank: The cat is ___ the hat.
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Think about where the cat is located.
Question 2.
Fill in the blank: The book is lying ___ the desk.
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Consider what position the book is in.
3Question 3.
Where would you use 'in'?
- On a surface
- Within a space
- Next to something
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Think of the context of being surrounded by something.
4Question 4.
Is this statement correct: 'The dog is at the yard.'
- True
- False
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Consider how we refer to specific places.
Question 5.
Craft a paragraph using at least five different prepositions of place. Each preposition should indicate the position of at least two distinct objects.
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Visualize a scene and use a variety of prepositions.
Question 6.
Identify mistakes in this sentence: 'The cat is among the box and the dog is behind the curtain.'
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Think about how prepositions relate to the noun.

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