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Pur Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Preposition

Hello friends. I am doing a preposition exercise bu got confused in the following sentence, as which preposition should be selected.

1) The traveller was struck____________ lightning. (with, by)

I have heard that by is used to express the agent or doer of action and with is used for instrument with which the action is done. So i think "by" is suitable.

2) Is the train______time. (in, on)

3) This book is quite different_______________that. (than, from)

4) I shall return your money________a week. (in, after)

5) The work should be finished________Sunday. (by, till)

Pls explain me the which preposition is suitable and why.
  

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Tell us what you think the answers should be.

Hi Rotter

I think you should let the questioner supply what he thinks the answers are before replying.
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As you thought, the word by is correct in the first sentence.

Both in time and on time are correct.

In time implies that the train will arrive in a few minutes. Probably 5 or 10 minutes.

On time implies that it will arrive exactly at the scheduled time.

4.I shall return your money in a week.
You alter the meaning if you write after a week.

5.It
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RotterAs you thought, the word by is correct in the first sentence.

Both in time and on time are correct.

In time implies that the train will arrive in a few minutes. Probably 5 or 10 minutes.

On time implies that it will arrive exactly at the scheduled time.

2) Is the train______time. (in, on)

I would sa
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on time = at the correct time, for example the train is on time.
in time = within the time required, for xample I could've missed the train if I hadn't reached there in time.

therefore 'on time' is correct.
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Thank-You all, for clearing my doubts.

In the 3) sentence i think from will come. Tell me am I right or wrong.

3) This book is quite different__from_that.
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Both 'then' and 'from' are correct to use here, though 'than' is more appropriate. 'Than' used as a conjunction mean 'from', as a prepostion it means 'as compared to'. Am I right friends?
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PurThank-You all, for clearing my doubts.

In the 3) sentence I think from will come. Tell me am I right or wrong.

3) This book is quite different__from_that.
Different from is the most common structure in both BrE and NAmE. Different to is also used in BrE.

Paul's different from/to h
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Pur Hello friends. I am doing a preposition exercise bu got confused in the following sentence, as which preposition should be selected.
1) The traveller was struck_______by_____ lightning. (with, by)
I have heard that by is used to express the agent or doer of action and with is used for instrument with which the action is done. So i think "by" is suitable
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