Basic English Sentence Patterns

Exercise 3
The following sentences are taken from Living Geography Book 1B published by 
Addison Wesley Longman China Limited. 
 
Fill in the blanks with from, of, at or in.
e.g. The government has developed many new industrial areas in the new towns. 
 
8. The buildings __________ the old city core __________ Hong Kong are very old. 
Many __________ them are over 50 years old. 
9. Guangzhou is the old city area ___________ Guangzhou.
10. The government has begun to reduce the pollutants ___________ cars.
11. The government has also set up monitoring stations ___________ Central, 
Causeway Bay and Mong Kok to check the air quality ___________ ground level 
there. 
12. New industrial area are found __________ the new towns __________ the New 
Territories. 
13. By setting up their factories __________ the mainland, Hong Kong 
manufacturers can take advantage __________ abundant resources there, for 
example, labour and land. The costs __________ production are much lower 
__________ the mainland. So the products can then compete with those 
__________ other developing countries __________ Asia.
14. Many people __________ rural areas cannot find a proper place to live 
__________ the cities. 
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Answers 
 
Exercise 3 
8. in, of, of 
9. in 
10. from 
11. in, at 
12. in, of 
13. in, of, of, in, of, in 
14. from, in 
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Exercise 4
The following sentences are taken from Journey Through History – A Modern 
Course Book 1 published by Aristo Educational Press Limited. 
 
Fill in the blanks with from, of, at, on or in.
e.g. The government has developed many new industrial areas in the new towns. 
 
15. The Nile flooded __________ July. The floods left thick mud __________ both 
sides __________ the river. Egyptians farmed __________ this fertile black mud 
16. The Nile Valley was protected by deserts and the sea. People living there were 
free ___________ outside attacks. So civilization began _________ the Nile 
Valley __________ about 4000BC. 
17. When Alexander conquered Egypt, he built the city __________ Alexandria 
__________ the Nile Delta. 
18. The Church played an important role __________ Medieval Europe. It spread 
education and the Christian ideas __________ love, justice and charity. 
19. By the 13
th
century, some peasants had become rich. They bought back their 
freedom __________ the lord. 
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