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<exercise subhead="dragdrop"><media type="none"/><head><title>Prepositions exercises</title><task>Use the arrow to choose the best word or  phrase for each space.</task></head><body>
<item desc="1"><text>He realized his error </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>beyond</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>to</choice></choice_g><text> not attending the funeral.</text></item>
<item desc="2"><text>I absolutely could not live </text><choice_g><choice>off</choice><choice>on</choice><choice>toward</choice><choice correct="y">without</choice></choice_g><text> my cell phone!</text></item>
<item desc="3"><text>Katie tied her hair back </text><choice_g><choice>between</choice><choice>off</choice><choice>over</choice><choice correct="y">with</choice></choice_g><text> a ribbon.</text></item>
<item desc="4"><text>She has played </text><choice_g><choice>beyond</choice><choice>by</choice><choice>from</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice></choice_g><text> every game this season.</text></item>
<item desc="5"><text>My son nearly choked </text><choice_g><choice>about</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>off</choice><choice correct="y">on</choice></choice_g><text> one of those nuts.</text></item>
<item desc="6"><text>He spun around, his heart thumping </text><choice_g><choice correct="y">against</choice><choice>among</choice><choice>around</choice><choice>by</choice></choice_g><text> his ribs.</text></item>
<item desc="7"><text>She gazed </text><choice_g><choice>across</choice><choice>at</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>onto</choice></choice_g><text> appreciation at the scene.</text></item>
<item desc="8"><text>I should arrive </text><choice_g><choice>among</choice><choice>behind</choice><choice correct="y">in</choice><choice>with</choice></choice_g><text> Boston tomorrow morning.</text></item>
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