Preposition - Study Mode
[#661] Could I borrow your book . . . . . . . . a week next month?
Correct Answer
(C) for
Explanation
Solution: 'For' can be used to indicate a duration, limit or an ending. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
[#662] The children were so absorbed . . . . . . . . their game that they did not notice the passage of time.
Correct Answer
(C) in
Explanation
Solution: 'Absorbed in (something)' means 'very interested in something and not paying attention to anything else'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
[#663] They had few essential supplies to begin . . . . . . . . so they had to improvise.
Correct Answer
(C) with
Explanation
Solution: You use 'to begin with' when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process. For example - It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
[#664] The principal called . . . . . . . . the names of the winners.
Correct Answer
(C) out
Explanation
Solution: 'Call out' means 'to speak in a loud voice'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
[#665] The accused appeared . . . . . . . . the judge.
Correct Answer
(D) before
Explanation
Solution: We use 'before' to refer to place, especially when it is seen as part of a journey or as part of a sequence of events in time.