Here we take a look at the prepositions of place between and among. We'll look at how to use them and the difference between them.
Between means 'in or into the space which separates at least two places, people or objects.'
Read through the ten questions below and choose the answers which best match them:
'How many people were at the party?'
Read the following ten sentences and choose the best answer to complete each sentence:
Take a look at the following ten questions. Each question is missing a wh- word. Choose the corrcect word to complete each sentence. Choose from one of the following words:
who - what - why - which - where - when - how
'Shall we go?'
Shall is a word which is commonly used in British English, but rarely in American English.
Shall can be used in a number of contexts:
Shall is often used with 'I' or 'we' instead of will:
'I shall call you later.'
'We shall talk about it tomorrow.'
To make continuous verbs add -ing to the base verb:
Take a look at the two following sentences. Which is correct?
'She likes flowers.'
'She like flowers.'
I hope that you said that the first sentence, 'She likes flowers is correct', is correct. But why is it correct?
Read the following riddle (puzzle) and see if you can think of the answer. Click on 'Show Answer' to solve the riddle:
A father and son have a car accident and are both badly hurt. They are both taken to separate hospitals. When the boy is taken in for an operation, the surgeon (doctor) says 'I can not do the surgery because this is my son'. How is this possible?
