Sentence 1:
Is your father …? — No, he is ….
Correct answer: in / out
Explanation:
This sentence asks about the father’s location. Typically, you ask «Is your father in?» when you are referring to his presence inside a specific place (such as the house, office, or room).
- «Is your father in?» means, is he inside the house, office, or a certain location?
- «No, he is out» means that he is not inside, he is outside or away from the location.
So the completed sentence would be:
- Is your father in?
- No, he is out.
Sentence 2:
My elder brother got … the car and drove away.
Correct answer: out
Explanation:
Here, the sentence is describing someone exiting a vehicle. When talking about leaving a place (especially a vehicle), the correct preposition is out.
- «Got out of the car» means that the brother left the car.
So the completed sentence would be:
- My elder brother got out of the car and drove away.
Sentence 3:
When you breathe …., you take a breath of air into your lungs.
Correct answer: in
Explanation:
The action of breathing in refers to inhaling air into your lungs. The verb «to breathe in» means to draw air into the body through the nose or mouth.
- «Breathe in» is the action of inhaling.
So the completed sentence would be:
- When you breathe in, you take a breath of air into your lungs.
Sentence 4:
If you stay …., you remain at home. If you stay …., you remain away from home.
Correct answer: in / out
Explanation:
- «Stay in» means to remain inside, typically at home or indoors.
- «Stay out» means to remain outside or away from home.
So the completed sentence would be:
- If you stay in, you remain at home. If you stay out, you remain away from home.
Sentence 5:
She breathed … through her lips to cool the hot tea.
Correct answer: out
Explanation:
Here, the correct verb is «breathed out» because she is exhaling air to cool the tea. The action of breathing out means to expel air from the lungs.
- «Breathed out» means exhaling, which is what you do when you want to cool something down, such as blowing on hot tea.
So the completed sentence would be:
- She breathed out through her lips to cool the hot tea.
Sentence 6:
Mrs. Smith never eats …. She always has her meals at home.
Correct answer: out
Explanation:
To «eat out» means to have a meal at a restaurant or outside the home.
- Mrs. Smith always eats at home, so she doesn’t eat out, i.e., she doesn’t eat in restaurants or outside her house.
So the completed sentence would be:
- Mrs. Smith never eats out. She always has her meals at home.
Sentence 7:
A car stopped and a tall man got ….
Correct answer: out
Explanation:
When describing someone leaving a car or any vehicle, the correct preposition is out.
- «Got out» refers to the action of exiting the car.
So the completed sentence would be:
- A car stopped and a tall man got out.
Summary of Answers:
- Is your father in? — No, he is out.
- My elder brother got out of the car and drove away.
- When you breathe in, you take a breath of air into your lungs.
- If you stay in, you remain at home. If you stay out, you remain away from home.
- She breathed out through her lips to cool the hot tea.
- Mrs. Smith never eats out. She always has her meals at home.
- A car stopped and a tall man got out.
Key Prepositional Phrases:
- in: used for describing being inside a place or entering it.
- out: used for describing being outside a place or exiting it.
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