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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Preposition question?
Hi teachers
Two thousand years ago a storm drove a Roman ship ____a sheer rock wall _____ the north side of the remote Greek island of Antikythera.
A) across / on
B) above / in
C) towards / at
D) against / on
E) with / on
If you ask me, I would choose both A and D but there is only one correct answer. Which option should I choose?
Thanks....
Two thousand years ago a storm drove a Roman ship ____a sheer rock wall _____ the north side of the remote Greek island of Antikythera.
A) across / on
B) above / in
C) towards / at
D) against / on
E) with / on
If you ask me, I would choose both A and D but there is only one correct answer. Which option should I choose?
Thanks....
Top answer
Across would indicate that the ship went beyond the wall. Against means that the ship stopped there. So, D) is correct.
- Across would indicate that the ship went beyond the wall.
- Against means that the ship stopped there.
- So, D) is correct.
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Across would indicate that the ship went beyond the wall. Against means that the ship stopped there. So, D) is correct.
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