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EXERCISE (Skills 43-44): Circle the prepositions in the following sentences. Mark where
they have been omitted. Then, indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

1. The students must hand in their homework.

2. It will be difficult to forgive you of breaking your promise.
3. Elizabeth excels math and science.
4. She insisted on going to work in spite of her cold.

5. Bob reminds me to his father because he looks just like him.
6. If you are cold, you should put on your sweater.
7. Mr. Sanders is not here now, but he will call you when he returns.

8. I do not want to interfere your plans.
-- 9. Alan waited Marie after school.
10. Bill laughs me whenever he looks me.

TOEFL EXERCISE (Skills 43-44): Choose the letter of the underlined word or group of
words that is not correct.
1. Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, disappeared on June
A B C
1937 while attempting to fly around the world.
D

2. The occurrence edema indicates the presence of a serious illness.
A B C D

3. Atomic nuclei are believed to be composed .Qy protons and neutrons in equal
A B C D
numbers for the lighter elements.

4. According legend, Betsy Ross designed and sewed the first American flag.
A B C D
5. The middle ear is attached for the back of the throat .Qy the Eustachian tube.
A B C D
6. Plants that sprout, grow, bloom, produce seeds, and die within one year are
A B C
classified for annuals.
D

7. A marionette is controlled by means strings connected to wooden bars.
A B C D

8. In July of 1861, Pat Garrett killed Billy the Kid in a house close Fort Sumner.
A B C D

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