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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. From
- B. For
- C. To
- D. In
Explanation: “Late for the office” is the expected examination expression, meaning delayed in reaching one’s workplace.
Correct answer: For- A. On
- B. For
- C. With
- D. To
Explanation: The standard collocation is “angry with someone,” as in “She’s angry with you.” “Angry at” is also possible in some contexts, but it is…
Correct answer: With- A. to
- B. on
- C. in
- D. with
Explanation: The fixed expression is “a limit to everything,” meaning that everything has a boundary or maximum.
Correct answer: to- A. By
- B. with
- C. through
- D. From
Explanation: “With” indicates the instrument used to perform an action, so “He cut his finger with the knife” is correct.
Correct answer: with- A. For
- B. Since
- C. at
- D. by
Explanation: Since is used with a specific starting point in time, such as morning, Monday, or 2020. For is used with a duration, such as five hours.
Correct answer: Since- A. to
- B. in
- C. on
- D. of
- E. with
Explanation: The fixed expression is “applicable to,” meaning relevant or able to be applied to something.
Correct answer: to- A. with
- B. of
- C. from
- D. to
Explanation: The construction is “expect something of someone,” meaning to demand or anticipate a certain standard from them.
Correct answer: of- A. from
- B. since
- C. for
- D. with
Explanation: “For” is used with a duration such as “ten years,” while “since” is used with a starting point such as “since 2016.”
Correct answer: for- A. to
- B. over
- C. in
- D. on
- E. from
Explanation: The fixed expression is “there is no point in” followed by a gerund, so “arguing” requires “in.”
Correct answer: in- A. on
- B. at
- C. in
- D. none
Explanation: In cricket, a batsman is said to be “at the crease,” the marked area where the batsman plays.
Correct answer: at- A. for
- B. since
- C. from
- D. until
Explanation: For is used with a length or duration of time, such as for two years. Since introduces the starting point, such as since 2024.
Correct answer: for- A. by her
- B. by hers
- C. of her
- D. of hers
Explanation: The fixed expression is rob someone of something, so the sentence requires of her purse.
Correct answer: of her- A. by
- B. from
- C. between
- D. during
Explanation: From and to mark the beginning and end of a time range, giving from eight to seven.
Correct answer: from- A. in
- B. on
- C. from
- D. towards
Explanation: In is used for the points of the compass: the sun rises in the east. On is used for contact with a surface, not for a direction.
Correct answer: in- A. in
- B. on
- C. above
- D. along
Explanation: On Earth is the standard expression for something existing on our planet.
Correct answer: on- A. at
- B. to
- C. of
- D. with
- E. from
Explanation: Argue is followed by with when identifying the person involved in the disagreement: argue with someone.
Correct answer: with- A. of
- B. with
- C. to
- D. from
- E. at
Explanation: The standard collocation is aware of, meaning conscious of or informed about something.
Correct answer: of- A. off
- B. at
- C. in
- D. out
- E. on
Explanation: Empty out is a phrasal verb meaning to become or make completely empty, so the sentence refers to the club emptying out at two in the…
Correct answer: out- A. with
- B. from
- C. at
- D. of
- E. to
Explanation: The expression come out of means to leave an enclosed place, such as an office.
Correct answer: of- A. to
- B. of
- C. with
- D. at
- E. on
Explanation: Sensible of means conscious or aware of something, so sensible of the difficulties is correct.
Correct answer: of