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Prepositions link a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence, showing place, time, direction or relation. The difficulty is idiomatic rather than logical: English fixes particular prepositions to particular verbs and adjectives, so “good at,” “married to” and “differ from” have to be learned as units rather than reasoned out.
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- A. in
- B. for
- C. with
- D. as
Explanation: The standard collocation is “desire for power,” with for linking a desire to what is wanted.
Correct answer: for- A. forwarded in
- B. subscribed to
- C. enclosed with
- D. delivered as
Explanation: An agenda can be enclosed with a notice when both documents are sent together.
Correct answer: enclosed with- A. in
- B. across
- C. on
- D. along
Explanation: “Across the field” means from one side of the field to the other, matching the girl’s movement toward her father.
Correct answer: across- A. In lieu
- B. With regard to
- C. In accordance with
- D. On account of
Explanation: “In accordance with” means following or obeying an instruction, so it correctly explains why the account was closed.
Correct answer: In accordance with- A. in
- B. back
- C. down
- D. into
Explanation: The phrasal verb “hand in” means to submit or deliver something, so it is used with an assignment.
Correct answer: in- A. with
- B. at
- C. for
- D. must
Explanation: The normal collocation is “evidence for something,” meaning support or proof of it. “With,” “at,” and “must” cannot complete this phrase.
Correct answer: for- A. in
- B. on
- C. with
- D. at
Explanation: The standard collocation is “angry at” something, such as a failure or mistake.
Correct answer: at- A. with
- B. to
- C. at
- D. in
Explanation: The adjective “devoted” takes the preposition “to” when it means strongly committed to a person, cause, or religion.
Correct answer: to- A. in
- B. about
- C. into
- D. after
Explanation: “Look into” means investigate or examine, which fits an issue or matter. “Look after” means take care of someone or something.
Correct answer: into- A. of
- B. at
- C. to
- D. with
Explanation: The standard construction is “devoted to,” meaning strongly attached or committed to someone or something.
Correct answer: to- A. Of.
- B. About
- C. By
- D. Both Options A and B are correct
Explanation: The jug is full of juice indicates that the juice is filled in the jug.
Correct answer: Of.- A. Went, instead
- B. Go, instead
- C. Went, instead of
- D. Go, inside of
Explanation: This sentence uses the correct verb tense, "went," to indicate that the action has already occurred.
Correct answer: Went, instead of- A. At
- B. On
- C. In
- D. Over
Explanation: When discussing visiting someone during a particular season, we use the preposition "in". For example, "I shall visit you in summer".
Correct answer: In- A. I thought it over very carefully before broaching the subject to Asma.
- B. I thought it by very carefully before broaching the subject to Asma.
- C. I thought through very carefully before broaching the subject to Asma.
- D. I thought over very carefully before broaching the subject to Asma.
Explanation: Correct sentence structure is present in option A, having proper use of subject-verb and object.
Correct answer: I thought it over very carefully before broaching the subject to Asma.- A. into
- B. Among
- C. In
- D. On
Explanation: When distributing something to multiple individuals, the preposition "among" is used.
Correct answer: Among- A. Suffers from
- B. Belongs to
- C. Begs for
- D. Compares with
- E. Comments on
Explanation: This is correct because "comment on" is the right phrase used when someone is expressing their opinion or making a statement about…
Correct answer: Comments on- A. Climbing up the wall
- B. Climbing on the wall
- C. Climbing to the wall
- D. Climbing over the wall
- E. Climbing into the wall
Explanation: "Climbing over the wall" indicates that the thief physically ascended the wall and then descended or moved beyond it, which aligns with…
Correct answer: Climbing over the wall- A. He left into a blaze of anger.
- B. He left with a blaze of anger.
- C. He left in a blaze of anger.
- D. He left back in a blaze of anger.
Explanation: "Blaze of anger" is a mood so the person has to be "in" it, not "into", with, or "back in", which are all inappropriate use of verbs.
Correct answer: He left in a blaze of anger.- A. away
- B. out
- C. of
- D. off
Explanation: Wipe out means to destroy or eliminate completely, which fits the disappearance of insect species.
Correct answer: out- A. Because of
- B. In order to
- C. Despite
- D. In spite of
Explanation: Because of introduces the cause of the rescheduling: the bad weather caused the party to be postponed.
Correct answer: Because of