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Grade 8 Prepositional phrases and word formation

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    Unit 7
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  • Water pollution can be harmful [at / to] fish and animals that live along the river.
    to
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  • Using drinking water to water the garden is a waste [from / of] natural resources.
    OF
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  • Ways must be found to prevent the poisonous gases [on / from] polluting the air.
    FROM
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  • Textile factories dump tonnes of toxic waste [into / at] the Citarum River.
    INTO
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  • She’s come up [to / with] amazing new ideas to help protect the environment.
    WITH
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  • Noise pollution can have harmful effects [on / in] human health.
    ON
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  • The overuse of pesticides causes damage [in / to] the environment.
    TO
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  • Too much of light pollution results [in / of] the increase in the energy consumption.
    IN
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  • The river has been polluted [with / from] toxic waste from local factories.
    WITH
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  • Children should be aware [at / of] the environmental issues we’re facing
    of
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  • The planet’s water reserves are constantly polluted by waste from agriculture, industries, and [sewage / sewers / sewing]
    sewage
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  • Since water is always circulating through the environment, it transports the [pollution / polluted / pollutants] it contains from one area to the next.
    pollutants
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  • A pesticide that is [sprayed / spread / crowded] on a field, for example, seeps into the groundwater,
    sprayed
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  • A pesticide finds its way to a stream, and finally [ends up / gives up / comes up] in the ocean.
    ends up
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  • This can cause certain plant and animal species to become [extinct / extinction / extincted]
    extinct
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  • They can also [effect / defect / affect] humans who eat fish.
    affect
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