Prepositions Part 4 grammar Exercise

Challenge yourself with extended scenes that weave together direction, timing, tools, and placement so you can choose precise prepositions in complex contexts.

Exercise Guide

How to complete:

Read each paragraph as a sequence of actions. Decide whether each blank highlights motion, location, timing, comparison, or means before selecting a preposition.

  • Match verbs of movement with destinations such as "into", "onto", "along", or "toward".
  • Watch for time markers like "before", "during", "by", and "until" to keep the timeline clear.
  • Notice tool phrases that typically use "with" or "by".

Success tips:

  • Swap each option into the sentence aloud and keep the one that sounds natural in everyday speech.
  • Use "on" for surfaces, "in" or "inside" for enclosures, and "at" for precise spots or events.
  • Remember that "through" and "across" emphasize a path, while "from" and "to" highlight starting and ending points.
  • Review the explanations to see the logic you can reuse in your own writing.

Knowledge:

Part 4 puts prepositions to work in advanced workplace, community, and creative scenarios. You will navigate shifting relationships among tools, teammates, and timelines while keeping sentences fluid.

Pay attention to how small words map the flow of events: gear rolls into docks, prototypes head toward judges, and reports travel to leadership. Mastering these choices strengthens clarity and rhythm in every story you tell.

Complete the Exercise

Paragraph 1

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At the innovation lab, designers map workflows whiteboards, pin prototypes foam boards, test sensors controlled chambers, and brief executives a morning sync.
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Paragraph 2

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Before the product launch, marketers schedule posts the campaign calendar, coordinate influencers video calls, draft scripts shared docs, and track metrics weekly dashboards.
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Paragraph 3

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At the urban farm, volunteers shovel compost raised beds, rinse produce cold water, arrange herbs market crates, and label bundles reusable tags.
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Paragraph 4

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During the data audit, analysts compare figures prior reports, flag anomalies color codes, archive files encrypted drives, and brief leadership evening calls.
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Paragraph 5

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At the coastal research station, scientists anchor buoys steel cables, tow instruments the reef edge, log readings waterproof tablets, and radio findings headquarters nightly.
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Paragraph 6

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Inside the culinary studio, chefs layer sauces seared vegetables, fold pasta ribbons, garnish plates microgreens, and announce specials attentive servers.
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Paragraph 7

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For the community cleanup, neighbors sort recyclables labeled bins, sweep leaves the sidewalks, haul debris pickup trucks, and celebrate progress sunset refreshments.
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Paragraph 8

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During the hackathon, teams code solutions shared repos, demo prototypes the judges, iterate features short sprints, and ship patches the final bell.
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Paragraph 9

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At the heritage archive, curators store manuscripts climate cases, scan pages high-resolution rigs, catalog entries the database, and loan copies partner institutions.
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Paragraph 10

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On expedition, biologists trek alpine ridges, sample water sterile vials, map sightings satellite beacons, and submit notes cloud storage.
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Paragraph 11

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In the production studio, editors sync audio dialogue tracks, trim scenes frame markers, layer titles the opening sequence, and export files multiple codecs.
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Paragraph 12

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At the innovation summit, facilitators cluster ideas theme boards, rotate groups breakout stations, capture feedback sticky notes, and recap action steps closing moments.
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Paragraph 13

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During the emergency drill, staff guide visitors exit routes, secure labs coded locks, relay updates handheld radios, and regroup the plaza afterward.
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Paragraph 14

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In the publishing house, proofreaders flag changes margin notes, verify citations reference libraries, update layouts design software, and forward chapters the author.
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Paragraph 15

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Across the robotics lab, mentors calibrate sensors precision tools, route commands control hubs, monitor alerts diagnostic dashboards, and debrief teams daily standups.
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