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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. At
- B. on
- C. in
- D. for
Explanation: The correct answer is A. AtThe sentence should read: "At the sound of the gun, start running."The preposition "at" indicates a specific…
Correct answer: At- A. of
- B. on
- C. for
- D. off
Explanation: The correct answer is C. forThe sentence should read: "Are you ready for dinner?"The preposition "for" indicates preparation or readiness…
Correct answer: for- A. from
- B. off
- C. for
- D. of
Explanation: The correct answer is C. forThe sentence should read: "Telephone my office and ask for Mr.
Correct answer: for- A. at
- B. to
- C. in
- D. for
Explanation: The correct answer is A. atThe sentence should read: "Call at my office to collect the plans," the architect said.The preposition "at"…
Correct answer: at- A. of
- B. on
- C. for
- D. off
Explanation: The correct answer is B. offThe sentence should read: "Our electricity supply will be cut off at two o'clock today."The phrase "cut off"…
Correct answer: off- A. to
- B. of
- C. on
- D. with
Explanation: The correct answer is D. withThe sentence should read: "Yesterday, I saw a man with green hair."The preposition "with" indicates a feature…
Correct answer: with- A. in
- B. above
- C. against
- D. without
Explanation: The correct answer is D withoutThe sentence should read: "You can't write with a pen without a nib."The preposition "without" indicates…
Correct answer: without- A. to
- B. in
- C. on
- D. for
Explanation: The correct answer is A. toThe sentence should read: "Mary is not used to staying in a big city."The preposition "to" indicates a habit…
Correct answer: to- A. under; behind
- B. .behind; in
- C. in; over
- D. at; in
Explanation: The correct answer is B. behind; inThe sentence should read: "Did you try looking behind the door or in the cupboard?"The prepositions…
Correct answer: .behind; in- A. for
- B. with
- C. about
- D. against
Explanation: The correct answer is C. aboutThe sentence should read: "If you're worried about the problem, you should do something about it."The…
Correct answer: about- A. at
- B. of
- C. to
- D. over
Explanation: The correct answer is B. toThe sentence should read: "He criticizes others, but is blind to his own faults."The preposition "to" indicates…
Correct answer: to- A. from
- B. over
- C. to
- D. by
Explanation: The correct answer is A. fromThe sentence should read: "They came all the way from the east."The preposition "from" indicates the starting…
Correct answer: from- A. of
- B. after
- C. from
- D. about
Explanation: The correct answer is D. aboutThe sentence should read: "I've never heard about him."The preposition "about" indicates a lack of knowledge…
Correct answer: about- A. on
- B. at
- C. in
- D. for
Explanation: The correct answer is D. forThe sentence should read: "She is asking for trouble if she goes on behaving like that."The idiomatic…
Correct answer: for- A. of
- B. at
- C. over
- D. about
Explanation: The correct answer is A. ofThe sentence should read: "He is quite certain of winning the scholarship."The preposition "of" indicates…
Correct answer: of- A. to; over
- B. onto; by
- C. into;under
- D. into;through
Explanation: The correct answer is D. into; throughThe sentence should read: "The boys crowded into the garden through a hole in the hedge."The…
Correct answer: into;through- A. of
- B. on
- C. for
- D. from
Explanation: The correct answer is B. onThe sentence should read: "It depends on the traffic."The preposition "on" indicates that the arrival time is…
Correct answer: on- A. on
- B. at
- C. in
- D. for
Explanation: The correct answer is A. onThe sentence should read: "My friend called me on the phone yesterday, but I was out."The preposition "on"…
Correct answer: on- A. at; to
- B. .to; to
- C. with; to
- D. for; with
Explanation: The correct answer is D. for; withThe sentence should read: "He is generous for those who are faithful with him
Correct answer: for; with- A. in; from
- B. by; out of
- C. on; out of
- D. above; away from
Explanation: The correct answer is C. on; out ofThe sentence should read: "She waved to her family on the platform as the train was pulling out of the…
Correct answer: on; out of