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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Preposition

Can I say,

(a) The log is floating (in / at / on the river).

(b) Ice skating is her hobby. / She likes ice skating as / for her hobby.

(c) (i) The firemen put out the fire on / at houses.

(ii) The firemen put out the fire from the burning houses.

(d) He put the ladder against the ladder.

(e) The lightning struck in the sky.
  

Top answer

(a) The log is floating (in / at / on the river). (b) Ice skating is her hobby. / She likes ice skating as a hobby.

  • (a) The log is floating (in / at / on the river).
  • (b) Ice skating is her hobby.
  • / She likes ice skating as a hobby.
  • (c) The firemen put out the fire in the (burning) houses.
  • (d) He put the ladder against the ladder.
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(a) The log is floating (in / at / on the river).

(b) Ice skating is her hobby. / She likes ice skating as a hobby.

(c) The firemen put out the fire in the (burning) houses.

(d) He put the ladder against the ladder. -- ? Is that what you meant to write, or did you make a slip?

(e) The lightning flashed in the sky.

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