Complete the following sentences using the correct prepositions.

15. Complete the following sentences using the correct prepositions.

1. Just wait a second, I'll be there ….. a minute.

2. There was a sign ….. the restaurant saying that it was closed for renovations.

3. Don't be ridiculous; there were no telephones ….. the seventeenth century! The telephone was invented ….. the 1870s.

4. Frank had his passport ….. his hand as he boarded the plane.

5. There is an electrical outlet ….. the desk. Can you help me move the desk, so I can plug in the computer?

6. We have DSL Internet access ….. work, but I don't have a high-speed connection ….. home.

7. Debra was sitting ….. the computer surfing the Internet.

 

16. Underline the correct preposition. Use dictionary if necessary.

1. The advantage of / in / over computer is that they can process information quickly.

2. She accused him for / of / about stealing her bag.

3. We were amazed of / at / with how many people attended the meeting.

4. Paul was angry with me about / for / at using his car.

5. Sarah is very bad to / for / at Mathematics.

6. According with / to / by the weather forecast, it will be sunny tomorrow.

7. She blamed me on / for / from the damage to the car.

 

17. Five of the following sentences contain mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them.

1. These products have been on the market since nearly ten years.

2. He took a book from his shelf and put it into his bag.

3. The jacquard loom for weaving cloth was created at 1801.

4. During the 19th and 20th centuries, great advances were made in treating illnesses.

5. The expiration date is printed in the bottom of the box.

6. There is a list of irregular verbs at the appendix.

7. I never leave my house with an umbrella due to the uncertain weather.

 

Appendix 1