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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. with
  • B. for
  • C. of
  • D. about

Explanation: In the sentence "He has no hope of success," the preposition "of" is used to indicate the relationship between "hope" and "success." It…

Correct answer: of
  • A. (A) She died in cholera.
  • B. (B) She died into cholera.
  • C. (C) She died with cholera.
  • D. ID She died of cholera.

Explanation: The preposition "of" typically indicates possession, origin, or association.

Correct answer: ID She died of cholera.
  • A. I can say it to his face.
  • B. (B) I can say of his face.
  • C. (C) I can say with his face.
  • D. (D) I can say from his face.

Explanation: The sentence "I can say it to his face" is grammatically correct because it follows the structure of a verb phrase ("can say") followed by…

Correct answer: I can say it to his face.
  • A. He love with his children.
  • B. He loves his children.
  • C. He loves her children.
  • D. He loves of his children.

Explanation: The sentence "He loves his children" is grammatically correct. It follows the subject-verb-object pattern, where "He" is the subject…

Correct answer: He loves his children.
  • A. (A) I prevented him of going there.
  • B. I prevented him from going there.
  • C. (C) I prevented him at going
  • D. (D) I prevented him on going there.

Explanation: The sentence "I prevented him from going there" is grammatically correct because it follows the subject-verb-object pattern.

Correct answer: I prevented him from going there.
  • A. (A) He said that he loves with Saima.
  • B. He said that he loved Saima.
  • C. (C) He said that he love Saima.
  • D. (D) He said that he love with Saima.

Explanation: The sentence "He said that he loves Saima" is grammatically correct because it follows the subject-verb-object pattern.

Correct answer: He said that he loved Saima.
  • A. (A) He disposed for the case.
  • B. He disposed of the case.
  • C. (C) He disposed on the case.
  • D. (D) He disposed from the case..

Explanation: The sentence "He disposed of the case" is grammatically correct because it follows the subject-verb-object pattern.

Correct answer: He disposed of the case.
  • A. (A) she is good with cooking
  • B. (B) she is good for cooking
  • C. (C) she is good of cooking
  • D. she is good at cooking

Explanation: Option d) uses the preposition "at," which is the most appropriate preposition to use with the verb "good" when describing proficiency or…

Correct answer: she is good at cooking
  • A. (A) He has been operated.
  • B. He has been operated upon.
  • C. (C) He have been operated.
  • D. (D) He has been operated with.

Explanation: This option is grammatically correct and commonly used in medical contexts to describe that someone has undergone a surgical operation.

Correct answer: He has been operated upon.
  • A. (A) I am with this committe
  • B. (B) I an on this committe
  • C. (C) I an at this committe
  • D. I am in committe

Explanation: Option (d) correctly uses the preposition "in" with the noun "committee" to indicate membership or involvement in the committee.

Correct answer: I am in committe
  • A. She is senior to me.
  • B. (B) She is senior than mine.
  • C. (C) She is more senior to me.
  • D. (D) She is senior than I.

Explanation: Option (a) provides the correct comparison structure for expressing seniority.

Correct answer: She is senior to me.
  • A. A) The pen is to write on.
  • B. (B) The pen is to write for.
  • C. The pen is to write with.
  • D. (D) The pens is to write with. vate

Explanation: Option (c) correctly completes the sentence by using the preposition "with" to indicate the tool used for writing.

Correct answer: The pen is to write with.
  • A. (A) monkeys live on trees
  • B. monkeys live in trees
  • C. (C) monkeys live at trees
  • D. (D) monkeys live into trees

Explanation: Option (b) correctly uses the preposition "in" to indicate the location where monkeys live.

Correct answer: monkeys live in trees
  • A. (A) He had been operated.
  • B. (B) He have been operated.
  • C. He has been operated upon.
  • D. (D) He has been operated with.

Explanation: This option uses the correct phrasing to indicate that the person has undergone a surgical operation.

Correct answer: He has been operated upon.
  • A. (A) She met me upon the way.
  • B. (B) She met me during the way.
  • C. She met me on the way.
  • D. (D) She met me between the way.

Explanation: Option (c) "She met me on the way." is the correct choice. It's a common expression to say someone met you "on the way" meaning during the…

Correct answer: She met me on the way.
  • A. She died of Cancer.
  • B. (B) She died with Cancer.
  • C. (C) She died in Cancer.
  • D. (D) She died from Cancer

Explanation: Option (a) is the most commonly used and grammatically correct phrase. "Died of cancer" indicates that cancer was the cause of death.

Correct answer: She died of Cancer.
  • A. A) He has a decent house to live in.
  • B. (B) he has a decent house to live at.
  • C. (C) he has a decent house to live into.
  • D. (D) he has a decent house to live from.

Explanation: The preposition "in" is typically used to indicate where someone lives.

Correct answer: A) He has a decent house to live in.
  • A. (A) Is he not at the committee?
  • B. (B) Is he not about the committee?
  • C. (C) Is he not on the committee?
  • D. (D) Is he not of the committee?

Explanation: When asking about someone's membership or participation in a committee, we typically use the preposition "on" to indicate membership or…

Correct answer: (C) Is he not on the committee?
  • A. (A) It is nothing else then pride.
  • B. (B) It is nothing else from pride.
  • C. (C) It is nothing else over pride.
  • D. It is nothing else but pride.

Explanation: Option (D) is the correct choice because the phrase "but pride" is a common expression used to emphasize that something is solely or…

Correct answer: It is nothing else but pride.
  • A. (A) Write from ink.
  • B. (B) Write to ink.
  • C. (C) Write into ink.
  • D. (D) Write in ink.

Explanation: The preposition "in" is used to indicate the material or medium in which the action is performed.

Correct answer: (D) Write in ink.