Academic Writing

5 Prepositions of place and time
Note the difference between ‘among’ and ‘between’:
Among 
14 students in the class, only two were from Africa. (large group)
He divided his time between the offices in Barcelona and Madrid. (limited number)
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Complete the following sentences with suitable prepositions of place or time.
(a) _______________ the respondents, few had any experience of working
abroad.
(b) The illiteracy rate declined gradually _______________ 1976 _______________
1985.
(c) Most workers _______________ the European Union retire before the age
_______________ 60.
(d) Leonardo da Vinci was born _______________ Florence _______________
1452.
(e) Chocolate sales fall _______________ summer and peak _______________
Christmas.
(f) _______________ the surface, there is no difference _______________ male
and female responses.
(g) The countries _______________ the Mediterranean held a meeting
_______________ May 20th.
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6 Practice B
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Complete the following text with suitable prepositions.
This study sets (a) _______________ to answer the controversial question
(b) _______________ whether increased food supply (c) _______________ a country
makes a significant contribution (d) _______________ reducing malnutrition
(e) _______________ children. It uses data collected (f) _______________ 75 countries
(g) _______________ 1995 and 2005. The findings are that there was a considerable
improvement (h) _______________ the majority (i) _______________ countries, despite
increases in population (j) _______________ the period. However, a clear distinction
was found (k) _______________ the poorest countries (e.g. (l) _______________ South
Asia), where the improvement was greatest, and the wealthier states such as those
(m) _______________ North Africa. Other factors, notably the educational level
(n) _______________ women, were also found to be critical (o) _______________
improving childhood nutrition.