English Grammar Question - Prepositions
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10. In 2004, a massive earthquake of 9.1–9.3 on the Richter Scale ---- the coast of Indonesia triggered several devastating tsunamis, killing more than 230,000 people ---- more than fourteen countries. A) on / to B) for / from C) in / of D) from / within E) off / in
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Preposition Analysis
The sentence begins by describing a massive earthquake of 9.1 to 9.3 on the Richter Scale, located near the coast of Indonesia.
...earthquake... on the Richter Scale [Blank 1] the coast of Indonesia...
In English, when we describe something occurring in the sea at a short distance from the land, we use the preposition 'off'. For example, 'off the coast'.
Now let's look at the second part of the sentence: 'killing more than 230,000 people [Blank 2] more than fourteen countries.'
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