Check Your Prepositions Knowledge

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Check Your Prepositions Knowledge - Quiz

Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the correct prepositions, in, on, under.

The clock is ___ the wall.

The word "on" is the correct answer because it is used to indicate the position of the clock in relation to the wall. When something is "on" a surface, it means it is resting or positioned on top of that surface. Therefore, in this context, the clock is positioned "on" the wall.

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The cushions are ___ the sofa.

The word "on" is the correct answer because it indicates the location of the cushions in relation to the sofa. When something is "on" another object, it means it is positioned on top of it or resting on it. In this case, the cushions are placed on the sofa, suggesting that they are sitting on top of it.

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