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By-Expressions Quiz

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The self-grading, 10-item quiz below relates to the article By-Expressions in German. If you are not completely sure about the German for "by" expressions, then you should review that article and also Prepositional Pitfalls before attempting the following quiz.

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1. Wir müssen das Geld ___ Montag haben.
    We have to have the money by Monday.

    bei
    bis
    neben

2. Er fährt morgen ___ dem Auto nach Frankfurt.
    He's going by car to Frankfurt tomorrow.

    mit
    bei
    durch

3. Die Stadtrundfahrt war ___ Nacht.
    The city tour was by night.

    mit
    von
    bei

4. Dieses Zimmer ist 5 ___ 6 Meter groß.
    This room is 5 by 6 meters in size.

    durch
    mal
    von

5. Dieser Roman ist ___ Günter Grass.
    This novel is by Günter Grass.

    von
    bei
    durch

6. Er nahm mich ___ der Hand.
    He took me by the hand.

    an
    zu
    auf

7. Er ist ___ 5 Zentimeter größer als du.
    He's taller than you by 5 centimeters.

    bei
    um
    auf

8. Du kannst das einschalten, ___ du den Knopf drückst.
    You can turn it on by pressing the button.

    bei
    durch
    indem

9. Sie hat das nur ___ Versehen gemacht.
    She only did it by mistake.

    aus
    durch
    an

10. Wir fahren immer an der Post ___ .
    We always drive by the post office.

    aus
    bei
    vorbei

     

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