Identify the sentence where the preposition is used incorrectly.a)She ...
The sentence "The cat jumped off the table." uses the preposition "off" incorrectly. The appropriate preposition to use here is "from," as in "The cat jumped from the table." "Off" implies movement away from a surface, while "from" indicates the point of origin or departure.
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Incorrect Preposition Usage:
Explanation:
- The sentence where the preposition is used incorrectly is option 'B': The cat jumped off the table.
- In this sentence, the preposition 'off' is used incorrectly. The correct preposition to use in this context would be 'from'.
- The correct sentence should be: The cat jumped from the table.
- When something moves away or out of a place, we use the preposition 'from' instead of 'off'.
- Using 'off' in this context would imply that the cat jumped down from the top of the table, which may not be the intended meaning.
- Therefore, the correct preposition to use in this sentence is 'from' to indicate the point of origin or starting point of the cat's jump.
This explanation clarifies why the preposition 'off' is used incorrectly in the sentence provided.