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Grammar

Prepositions

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1
Medium

The school is ______ the hospital. (directly facing it)

Aopposite
Bin front of
Cbehind
Dbeside
2
Hard

Which is the more formal version?

AThe person to whom I spoke was helpful.
BThe person whom I spoke to was helpful.
CThe person who I spoke to was helpful.
DThe person I spoke to was helpful.
3
Easy

'I met her ______ the wedding.'

Aat
Bin
Con
Dto
4
Hard

Assertion: In 'I am looking forward to meeting you', 'to' is a preposition, not part of an infinitive. Reason: If 'to' were part of an infinitive, it would be followed by a base verb (meet), not a gerund (meeting).

ABoth Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation.
BBoth Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is NOT the correct explanation.
CAssertion is true, but Reason is false.
DAssertion is false.
5
Easy

'She walked ______ the station and caught the train.'

Ato
Btowards
Cat
Dfor

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