6.2.2 Prepositions of place Part 2

Use of the following to fill each blank: against, among, before, between, near, of, over, under.

21. They were arguing _____ who was the first one to see the UFO.

21. They were arguing over who was the first one to see the UFO.

22. Criminal charges will be brought _____ the driver _____ the van.

22. Criminal charges will be brought against the driver of the van.

23. The busy nurse forgot she left the thermometer _____ my tongue.

23. The busy nurse forgot she left the thermometer under my tongue.

24. I sat too _____ to her and caught her cold.

24. I sat too near to her and caught her cold.

25. She is trying to remove something that stuck _____ her teeth.

25. She is trying to remove something that stuck between her teeth.

26. A puppy was _____ the survivors _____ a train crash.

26. A puppy was among the survivors of a train crash.

27. The magician made himself disappear _____ a crowd _____ 100 spectators.

27. The magician made himself disappear before a crowd of 100 spectators.

28. _____ the day of wedding she changed her mind not to marry him.

28. Near the day of wedding she changed her mind not to marry him.

29. It is _____ my beliefs to be nice to someone I dislike.

29. It is against my beliefs to be nice to someone I dislike.

30. I put my hands _____ my eyes because I couldn't bear to see the crocodiles fight.

30. I put my hands over my eyes because I couldn't bear to see the crocodiles fight.

31. It took us _____ ten minutes to finish the big bowl _____ peanuts.

31. It took us under ten minutes to finish the big bowl of peanuts.

32. A fight broke out when the robbers couldn't divide the loot _____ themselves.

32. A fight broke out when the robbers couldn't divide the loot among themselves.

33. _____ I ask if there is a toilet _____ here, I had better look for it myself.

33. Before I ask if there is a toilet near here, I had better look for it myself.

34. We paddled quickly downstream as our boat was _____ crocodiles and hippopotamuses.

34. We paddled quickly downstream as our boat was between crocodiles and hippopotamuses.

35. I had a sore throat so I came up _____ a lot _____ problems trying to get the students to understand what I say.

35. I had a sore throat so I came up against a lot of problems trying to get the students to understand what I say.

36. He jumped out _____ the car just before it fell _____ a cliff.

36. He jumped out of the car just before it fell over a cliff.

37. Someone must have queue-jumped. There were ten people _____ me in the queue but now eleven.

37. Someone must have queue-jumped. There were ten people before me in the queue but now eleven.

38. She took an hour to choose _____ a white dress and a black dress.

38. She took an hour to choose between a white dress and a black dress.

39. They decided to take legal action _____ him for driving _____ the influence of alcohol.

39. They decided to take legal action against him for driving under the influence of alcohol.

40. I was standing just _____ enough to hear the very cruel things they were saying about me.

40. I was standing just near enough to hear the very cruel things they were saying about me.