Prepositions Exercises with Answers for class 8 and worksheet with solution from the book Elementary English Grammar for CBSE and ICSE students.
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Correct the sentences
Exercise 13.2 Correct the following sentences. There is an error in each of them :-
1. I have not met my father from a long time.
2. The four friends distributed the money between them.
3. Beside being heavily fined, he was sent to the jail.
4. He has been suffering from fever from last Monday.
5. He is the boy whom I gave the book too.
6. He was struck at the head with an unknown assailant.
7. He jumped in the well to escape arrest.
8. He is very proud about his success in the tournament.
9. The train will arrive in the station by the right time.
10. What are you looking?
Answers:
1. Incorrect: I have not met my father from a long time.
Correct: I have not met my father for a long time.
2. Incorrect: The four friends distributed the money between them.
Correct: The four friends distributed the money among them.
3. Incorrect: Beside being heavily fined, he was sent to the jail.
Correct: Besides being heavily fined, he was sent to jail.
4. Incorrect: He has been suffering from fever from last Monday.
Correct: He has been suffering from fever since last Monday.
5. Incorrect: He is the boy whom I gave the book too.
Correct: He is the boy to whom I gave the book.
6. Incorrect: He was struck at the head with an unknown assailant.
Correct: He was struck on the head by an unknown assailant.
7. Incorrect: He jumped in the well to escape arrest.
Correct: He jumped into the well to escape arrest.
8. Incorrect: He is very proud about his success in the tournament.
Correct: He is very proud of his success in the tournament.
9. Incorrect: The train will arrive in the station by the right time.
Correct: The train will arrive at the station on time.
10. Incorrect: What are you looking?
Correct: What are you looking at?