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Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), In (to): ExercisesBrought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition: to, toward, on, onto, in, or into. Some sentences may have more than one possible correct answer. Remember that a few verbs of motion take only "on" rather than "onto." 1. Anna has returned ______ her home town. 2. The dog jumped ______ the lake. 3. Are the boys still swimming ______ the pool? 4. Thomas fell ______ the floor. 5. The plane landed ______ the runway. 6. We drove _____ the river for an hour, but turned north before we reached it. 7. The kids climbed ______ the monkey bars. 8. Joanna got ______ Fred's car. 9. The baby spilled his cereal ______ the floor. 10. We cried to the man on the ladder, "Hang ______!" 11. I just called ______ say I love you. 12. Matthew and Michelle moved the table ______ the dining room. 13. Allan left your keys ______ the table. 14. Dr. Karper apologized for interrupting us, and told us to carry ______ with our discussion. 15. I'd like ______ ask you a question. 16. Pat drove Mike ______ the airport. 17. Glenn almost fell ______ the river. 18. The waitress noticed that there was no more Diet Pepsi ______ Marty's glass. 19. Lee and Sarah took the bus that was heading ______ the university. 20. Mary Sue jumped ______ the stage and danced.
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