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Question
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
There was a skirmish ______my brother and sister.
Options
over
under
on
between
among
into
with
since
in front of
near/beside
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Solution
There was a skirmish between my brother and sister
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