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ACTIVITY 3
Read each sentence. Underline the correct preposition in the parentheses.
1. The directions say to put this type of medication directly (at / on ) the wound.
2. When reading an article or textbook on the Internet (from / instead of ) in print, people tend to skim
rather than to read deeply.
3. While most ducklings will follow their mothers (into / at ) the water, a few may wait for a push from an
adult duck.
4. The lack of advance planning resulted (of / in) several critical errors in the experiment.
5. Some teachers prefer when students apologize for being late to class (during / as soon as ) they enter,
while others see it as a disruption and would rather students come into class quietly.
6. The numbers (at / with) the top of the graph demonstrate a strong need for smaller classes in our schools.
7. Often one solution to traffic and parking problems is to add new bus routes (into / at ) the city center.
8. (On / In) the winter, the squirrels eat the nuts they gathered during the fall.
ACTIVITY 4
Fill in the blanks with the correct phrase from the word box.
accuses you of be addicted to consists of the current problem of (use twice)
a major source of be interested in resulted in
1. The report did not address insufficient college scholarships.
2. The problems in the 1997 election changes in voting procedures.
3. It seems to be more common for boys than girls to video games.
4. Jackie Evancho, an American pop singer, became singing after
seeing the movie The Phantom of the Opera.
5. Online advertising is income for a company such as Facebook.
6. Flavoring popcorn is simple because it adding butter or salt.
7. If someone committing a crime, you should contact a lawyer at once.
8. After living in other countries, it can be hard to understand the high cost of
medical care in the United States when it is so much lower in other places.
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