III. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and adverbs. Before (2), through (3), in (4), off, with, away, at, for, on (2), after, by, into, about 1. While we were travelling in France we passed ...... (1) some beautiful little villages. 2. She had never been to Prague ......(2), and she fell ......(3) love ......(4) it straight ......(5). 3. As they arrived ...... (6) Paris, the weather changed ...... (7) the worse. 4. She's the type who can't sit still ...... (8) holiday and is always ......(9) the move. 5. ......(10) breakfast, Kate went to see her guests ......(11) ......(12) the railway station. 6. ......(13) her naivety, Lilly failed to see (14) the con man's congenial expression and good humour. 7. Don't jump the gun .....(15) answering ...... (16) I've finished asking the question. 8. Personally, I would put no faith ......(17) him - he is the most unreliable person I know. 9. They ran ...... (18) economic problems ...... (19) halfway ...... (20) the season. IV. Circle the correct option. 1. They spent all their money on computer games and ______ all the way back home. A. were walking B. had walked C. walked D. had been walking 2. The demonstrators ______ out for three weeks before ending their protest outside the factory. A. were holding B. had been holding C. had held D. held 3. Don't find faults with me! I'd like to see you ______ a conference. A. organize B. are organizing C. organizing D. to organize 4. It's up to you to see that the job ______ properly! A. will be done B. is being done C. is done D. will have been done
Answer (1)
Let's work through each part of the grammar exercise step-by-step.
III. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and adverbs:
While we were travelling in France we passed through some beautiful little villages.
She had never been to Prague before , and she fell in love with it straight away .
As they arrived in Paris, the weather changed for the worse.
She's the type who can't sit still on holiday and is always on the move.
After breakfast, Kate went to see her guests off at the railway station.
In her naivety, Lilly failed to see through the con man's congenial expression and good humour.
Don't jump the gun by answering before I've finished asking the question.
Personally, I would put no faith in him - he is the most unreliable person I know.
They ran into economic problems about halfway through the season.
IV. Circle the correct option:
They spent all their money on computer games and ______ all the way back home.
C. walked
The demonstrators ______ out for three weeks before ending their protest outside the factory.
B. had been holding
Don't find faults with me! I'd like to see you ______ a conference.
C. organizing
It's up to you to see that the job ______ properly!
C. is done
This exercise primarily deals with choosing appropriate prepositions, adverbs, and verb forms to complete sentences in a grammatically correct manner. Understanding the context of each sentence helps in determining which grammatical element is most fitting.
