Basic English Usage
Prepositions
[ ] I was ____ for the presentation, so ____ I heard the opening remarks.
out of date ... on the contrary
on time ... of course
[ ] They claimed the numbers I used were ____. ____, the statistics were from just last year.
out of date ... On the contrary
on time ... On the other hand
[ ] On the one hand, a bunch of people told me they had not been happy to work here ____ the change in management. ____, a company-wide survey had shown little dissatisfaction with the workplace.
prior to ... On the other hand
of course ... On the contrary
[ ] It's obvious their interests align with ours, so ____ we should at least consider working together.
on the contrary
of course
[ ] They thought we appreciated their proposal? ____, we had trouble even understanding it.
On the one hand
On the contrary
[ ] Running a marathon could be a lot of fun, but ____ I'm not in very good shape.
on the other hand
in the one hand
[ ] ____ last year, all our payments were made ____.
Of course ... out of date
Prior to ... on time
[ ] The security doors stopped working because our credentials were ____.
out of date
on the contrary
Lesson: Phrases 4
Module: Prepositions
Course: Basic English Usage