Basic English Usage
Prepositions

Phrases 3

Exercises:

[ ]  You said you would be here ____ for the meeting; ____ you were late by 30 minutes.
  in time ... in fact
  in the course ... in perspective
 

[ ]  Let me put these results ____: ____ a bad economy, we increased our sales by five percent.
  in fact ... in the course of
  in perspective ... in spite of
 

[ ]  ____ working extra hours, perhaps, ____ a normal workday, we could work more efficiently.
  Instead of ... in the course of
  In the course of ... in fact
 

[ ]  We thought the training might be a waste of time, but ____ it was very educational.
  in fact
  on time
 

[ ]  If we keep everything ____, we will be less likely to overreact.
  in perspective
  on the contrary
 

[ ]  ____ the damage, the tuba should still be easy to play.
  In spite of
  In the course of
 

[ ]  Awareness of our brand has grown ____ the past few years.
  in the course of
  instead of
 

[ ]  ____ calling everyone, let's use email so we can contact them all ____ for the meeting.
  Instead of ... in time
  In spite of ... on time
 

Lesson: Phrases 3
Module: Prepositions
Course: Basic English Usage