Grammar Prepositions of place
Look at the picture and fill in the gaps
with the correct preposition.
4
the desk.
the computer
the desk.
the eraser and
1 The computer is
2 The lamp is
3 The chair is
4 The ruler is
the sharpener
5 The pencil is
6 The painting is
7 Some books are
8 The bookcase is
the dictionary
the desk.
the computer
the desk.

1. There is much furniture in the hall.
- Is there much furniture in the hall?
- Is there much furniture in the hall or in the living room?
- There is much furniture in the hall, isn’t there?
- What is there in the hall?
- Where is there much furniture?
- How much furniture is there in the hall?

2. There are eight labs in the main building of the University.
- Are there eight labs in the main building of the University?
- Are there eight labs in the main building of the University or of the college?
Are there eight labs in the main building of the University aren’t there?
What are there in the main building of the University?
Where are there eight labs?

3. There are many scientists at this conference.
- Are there many scientists at this conference?
- Are there many scientists at this conference or at that meeting?
- There are there many scientists at this conference, aren’t there?
-Who is there at this conference?
Where are there many scientists?

4. Her parents are teachers at the University.
- Are her parents teachers at the University?
- Her parents are teachers or students at the University?
- Her parents are teachers at the University, aren’t they?
- What are her parents at the University?
- Where are her parents teachers?

5. This student is always late for the lessons.
- Is this student always late for the lessons?
- Is this student or is that girl always late for the lessons?
- This student is always late for the lessons isn’t he?
- Who is always late for the lessons?
- Where is this student always late for?

1. If the floor is tiled one can easily hear footsteps on it.
2. Other walls were lined with white bookshelves from which books overflow to the floor.
3. The door between the office and a small dark room at the back always stands open.
4. The floors downstairs were covered with Indian carpets.
5. The walls were pasted with pictures of aircrafts.
6. A staircase lead to from the ground floor to the first floor.
7. The notice was pinned up and became the centre of attention.
8. A typewriter, some writing paper, pens and pencils — everything was carefully arranged  on top of the bookcase.
9. The walls in the sitting-room were papered but not painted, which made the room look a lot cosier.
10. The room was full of dark expensive furniture. Oriental carpets, smart lamps, everything first-class.
11. The incident was concealed and nobody ever learned anything.
12. A sick child was nearly lost beneath the heap of blankets.
13. Books, papers, manuscripts, stacks of letters were lying in heaps all around the study.
14. The dining room was separated from the rest of the house by a narrow passage.
15. As the tiny house was painted green, it was almost lost on the green background of the garden.