exercise 22 revising sentences by using appropriate prepositions
revise the following paragraph by writing an appropriate preposition or compound preposition on the line in each sentence.
ex. the shield had a picture of a turtle on it.
1 each summer, native american people many places gather for powwows. 2 in fact, i went to one saturday. 3 i stood a chippewa dancer. 4 he wore a colorful costume and had beaded, leather moccasins his feet. 5 he danced beautifully the regular beat of the drums. 6 my sister learned some traditional dances a powwow. 7 many native american people in the northwest live and work cities. 8 those who want to keep their traditions alive are sometimes caught two cultures. 9 at the powwows, people dance prizes. 10 people learn more about their culture and traditions powwows.

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Accepted Answer

To solve this, we analyze each sentence for appropriate prepositions:

### Sentence 1
**Explanation**: "from" shows origin (people from many places).
**Answer**: from

### Sentence 2
**Explanation**: "on" is used with days (Saturday).
**Answer**: on

### Sentence 3
**Explanation**: "beside" means next to (stood next to a dancer).
**Answer**: beside

### Sentence 4
**Explanation**: "on" is used for wearing on feet (moccasins on feet).
**Answer**: on

### Sentence 5
**Explanation**: "to" shows movement with the beat (danced to the beat).
**Answer**: to

### Sentence 6
**Explanation**: "at" is used for events (at a powwow).
**Answer**: at

### Sentence 7
**Explanation**: "in" is used for cities (live in cities).
**Answer**: in

### Sentence 8
**Explanation**: "between" is used for two things (between two cultures).
**Answer**: between

### Sentence 9
**Explanation**: "for" shows purpose (dance for prizes).
**Answer**: for

### Sentence 10
**Explanation**: "at" is used for events (at powwows).
**Answer**: at

Final revised sentences (with prepositions filled):

1. Each summer, Native American people **from** many places gather for powwows.
2. In fact, I went to one **on** Saturday.
3. I stood **beside** a Chippewa dancer.
4. He wore a colorful costume and had beaded, leather moccasins **on** his feet.
5. He danced beautifully **to** the regular beat of the drums.
6. My sister learned some traditional dances **at** a powwow.
7. Many Native American people in the Northwest live and work **in** cities.
8. Those who want to keep their traditions alive are sometimes caught **between** two cultures.
9. At the powwows, people dance **for** prizes.
10. People learn more about their culture and traditions **at** powwows.

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