Preposition (Ex40)
Example : When I reached at the room, I saw my friends.
1. The customers entered into the shop.
2. Last Sunday, my friend and I went for shopping.
3. Let's discuss about the film.
4. Why do you want to go there for ?
5. We reached at Singapore at about four o'clock.
6. Please don't mention about it again.
7. One of the boys went to report about the accident to the teacher on duty.
8. I help my mother to cook for dinner.
9. Relate how you and your family survived from a shipwreck.
10. My parents are coming to visit me on this Sunday.
11. How long does it take for you to reach your school ?
12. She loves to be in the center of attraction.
13. John is ready to go for jogging.
14. You will not have any problem coping up with the lessons.
15. Lilly, who is a talented pianist, went overseas to further on her studies.
Omission of prepositions Ex 41
Example : The students are looked ( after ) by the wardens in the hostel.
1. I'm looking my pen.
2. What am I going to write ?
3. What did you come here ?
4. Name two benefits educating girls.
5. He arrived time at the station.
6. They subscribe the magazine.
7. She is tired of listening the same song every day.
8. The residents are looked by their Member of Parliament.
9. Pick that piece of paper on the floor.
10. The boy throws the bottle because he does not need it.
11. I went a walk yesterday evening.
12. They work and co-operate one another very well.
13. Go further the road until you reach the traffic-lights.
14. The students walked the same direction as the teachers.
15. Everyone had to wait his turn.
Use of the wrong preposition Ex 42
Incorrect : She is poor of Mathematics. Correct : She is poor in Mathematics.
1. I disagreed to what Rooney said.
2. He was married with my sister ten years ago.
3. Angelina traveled about the world before she settled down in Indonesia.
4. At the meantime, Alvin went to telephone the fire brigade.
5. We were excited on seeing the dolphins perform tricks.
6. I saw the advertisement on the newspaper.
7. My opinion towards him after that incident has changed.
8. Owning a car is very convenient; in the other hand, it can be very expensive.
9. You can buy delicious cakes there with reasonable prices.
10. Co-curricular activities are compulsory to every student.
11. Mr. and Mrs. White have a son at your age.
12. People who live there will suffer of noise pollution.
13. Aileen tries to improve her dance steps through practicing three hours daily.
14. I teach Geography and English for the Form Three classes.
15. Are you interested on studying English ?
Identify the wrong verb. Write the correct verb form. Ex 43
Incorrect : She went to the class and scold them.
Correct : She went to the class and scolded them.
1. They talked noisily until the chairman call for silence.
2. I went to his house and talk to him yesterday.
3. I want to visit him but could not make it.
4. You were never around when I need you.
5. The teacher gave us a lot of homework and tell us to finish it.
6. She could not decide which dress to buy but in the end she pick a red outfit.
7. I was very happy when I receive her letter.
8. Most of the people killed in road accidents were careless or do not obey traffic
rules.
9. Whenever my neighbor goes to New Jersey, she asked me to feed her pets.
10. Before I could give her the message, Tramell has left the office.
11. The window pane broke when someone throws a stone at it.
12. When I wrote a letter, I usually use a black ball-point pen.
13. We could not find her and neither do we know where she was.
14. There had been occasions in the past when examinations have to be postponed
due to floods.
15. I sprang to my feet when I hear someone screaming.
Identify the wrong verb. Write the correct verb form. Ex 44
Incorrect : I go for a holiday last year.
Correct : I went for a holiday last years.
1. I have just received your letter yesterday.
2. He has won the awards in 1970 and 1973.
3. Usually, his friends called him K.K.
4. I studied in this school since 1988.
5. If she passed the examination, she will go for further studies.
6. Have you read the newspapers yesterday ?
7. My mother has gone to the market just now.
8. The Secretary of the Computer Club has replied to the letter yesterday.
9. Dr. Marie was graduated from the University of Kansas in 1991.
10. The old building had been burnt down last night.
11. Tell us how you and your sister had been kidnapped last month.
12. The old lady has passed away peacefully about an hour ago.
13. My friends and I went for Mathematics tuition twice a week.
14. This letter has been posted yesterday.
15. They watch the musical on television last night.
Wrong use of the infinitive without to ( bare infinitive ) Ex 45
Incorrect : I heard the boy cried.
Correct : I heard the boy cry / crying.
1. I saw my mother was packing clothes for the trip.
2. The teacher made the boys ran round the field twice.
3. While I was walking along the road, I noticed someone picked up a dollar note.
4. The spectators watched the man dived into the pool
5. She listened to the pianist played a popular melody.
6. I felt someone touched my shoulder in the cinema.
7. Tourists looked at the fishermen pushed the boats out to sea.
8. we ran into the kitchen when we smelt something burnt.
9. The ornithologist observed the birds fed their young.
10. The audience clapped loudly after they had heard Satpal sang.
11. I saw a man dialed a number on the telephone.
12. while she was bathing, she heard the telephone rang.
13. He was afraid the farmer might see him stole the rambutans.
14. I saw an accident occurred at the busy junction.
15. As I was driving home, I saw an iguana was slithering across the road.
