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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. The students were
- B. Awaiting for
- C. The arrival of
- D. The chief guest.
Explanation: Note that await does not take the preposition 'for'. For example, we are awaiting his call. (We will NOT say: We are awaiting for his call)
Correct answer: Awaiting for- A. The officer is angry
- B. On the clerk
- C. For not completing the job
- D. On time
Explanation: "On" is used to refer to specific places or addresses or indicates something "on" top of another.
Correct answer: On the clerk- A. On
- B. Of
- C. In
- D. Around
Explanation: 'Of' is a preposition used when we want to show that people or things relate to other things or people.
Correct answer: Of- A. reason
- B. for
- C. because
- D. thing
Explanation: Suitable word isWhat did you want to do that for?
Correct answer: for- A. The manager looked on me in some alarm.
- B. The manager looked on me with some alarm.
- C. The manager looked at me with some alarm.
- D. The manager looked at me in some alarm.
Explanation: Text from (Book # II, Lesson # 7, My Financial Career). "Look at" means to direct your eyes in a particular direction.
Correct answer: The manager looked at me with some alarm.- A. The cheery trees stand over the woodland ride.
- B. The cheery trees stand about the woodland ride.
- C. The cheery trees beside about the woodland ride.
- D. The cheery trees stand on the woodland ride.
Explanation: "The cheery trees stand on the woodland ride.": This sentence is the correct option.
Correct answer: The cheery trees stand on the woodland ride.827. In each of the following questions, four alternative sentences are given.Choose the CORRECT option.
- A. Norma had put the button unit besides her on the couch.
- B. Norma put an button unit besides her on the couch.
- C. Norma put the button unit besides hers on the couch.
- D. Norma put the button unit beside her on the couch.
Explanation: The phrase "beside her" is used in the sentence to indicate the location of the button unit in relation to Norma.
Correct answer: Norma put the button unit beside her on the couch.- A. Of being
- B. A great jester
- C. Jests
- D. From him
Explanation: Text from (Mr. Chips, Chapter # 16, Page No. 38, Para # 4, Line # 2). Expected from' can be appropriately used in a situation when one is…
Correct answer: From him- A. He glances
- B. At the door
- C. Towards the paper
- D. Through it casually
- E. No error
Explanation: Text from (Book # III, Play # 1, Theme Lines). There should be 'to the paper ' instead of 'towards the paper ' because 'to' is used for…
Correct answer: Towards the paper- A. As soon as
- B. See
- C. Get in
- D. The car
Explanation: The sentence "As soon as you see me, get in the car" contains an error in the word usage.The word "get in" is the correct answer because…
Correct answer: Get in- A. From now onto next spring, the club will organise outings,competitions and fundraising events.
- B. From now till next spring the club will organise outings, competitions andfundraising events.
- C. From now to next spring, the club will organise outings, competitions and fundraising events.
- D. From now towards next spring, the club will organise outings, competitions and fundraising events.
Explanation: it is grammatically correct and clearly conveys the intended meaning. The phrase "From now till next spring" is a common and idiomatic way…
Correct answer: From now till next spring the club will organise outings, competitions andfundraising events.- A. I saw him leaving an hour and two ago.
- B. I saw him leaving an hour and two before.
- C. I saw him leaving an hour or two ago.
- D. I saw him leaving an hour or two before.
Explanation: it uses the correct phrase "an hour or two ago" to indicate a time frame in the past.
Correct answer: I saw him leaving an hour or two ago.- A. He lacked both the training and the equipment needed in the job.
- B. He lacked both the training and the equipment needed by the job.
- C. He lacked both the training and the equipment needed on the job.
- D. He lacked both the training and the equipment needed for the job.
Explanation: "In the job" makes sense but it is not a correct phrase here."By the job" does not make sense.
Correct answer: He lacked both the training and the equipment needed for the job.- A. Do not stuff your head by things you do not understand.
- B. Do not stuff your head with things you do not understand.
- C. Do not stuff your head for things you do not understand.
- D. Do not stuff your head in things you do not understand.
Explanation: "By" does not describe the interaction the way "with" does."With" correctly describes how the subject and object in the sentence interact…
Correct answer: Do not stuff your head with things you do not understand.835. In each of the following question, four alternative sentences are given. Choose the correct one.
- A. This is different to what had been expected.
- B. This is different what had been expected.
- C. This is different from what had been expected.
- D. This is different to what would be expected.
Explanation: The correct answer is Option C: 'This is different from what had been expected.' This sentence correctly uses the preposition 'from' to…
Correct answer: This is different from what had been expected.- A. out
- B. at
- C. up
- D. in
Explanation: The phrasal verb 'let out' means to allow someone to use a room, building, etc. in exchange for money.
Correct answer: out- A. All my childhood, I longed desperately in for a tricycle.
- B. All my childhood, I longed desperately to a tricycle.
- C. All my childhood, I longed desperately for a tricycle.
- D. All my childhood, I longed desperately at a tricycle.
Explanation: Adverbial Phrase: "All my childhood" is an adverbial phrase that provides additional information about the duration or time frame during…
Correct answer: All my childhood, I longed desperately for a tricycle.- A. We should pay maximum accolade for our national heroes
- B. We should pay maximum accolade in our national heroes
- C. We should pay maximum accolade to our national heroes
- D. We should pay maximum accolade from our national heroes
Explanation: The sentence 'We should pay maximum accolade to our national heroes' is correct because the preposition 'to' is commonly used to indicate…
Correct answer: We should pay maximum accolade to our national heroes- A. picked up
- B. a hurried
- C. on
- D. replaced
Explanation: The correct phrase would be a glance at the contents. OPTION A: incorrectOPTION B: incorrectOPTION C: correctOPTION D: Incorrect
Correct answer: on- A. Entered in
- B. Settled
- C. Once and for all
- D. No error.
Explanation: The sentence would have been grammatically correct if the verb 'entered' was not accompanied by it's preposition 'in'.The sentence…
Correct answer: Entered in