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Put in the correct
preposition from the brackets |
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You will not be let ______ ( in,
down, off ) easily the next time you are caught. |
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You would expect a good friend to
stick ______ ( to, by, with ) you through thick and thin. |
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We are relying ______ ( by, from,
on ) you because you said that you are familiar with this place. |
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The winners played ______ (
against, with, by ) Victoria Institution in the finals of the
tennis tournament. |
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I managed to inform him ______ (
of, on, about ) my intended visit to his uncle's house. |
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This type of fish feeds ______ (
with, from, on ) insects only. |
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The bull rushed ______ ( over, at,
on ) me as I was running ______ ( over, across, above ) the
field. |
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As she was pressed ______ ( for,
of, in ) time, she only skimmed ______ ( at, through, on ) the
report. |
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They were talking ______ ( at,
over, about ) the new teacher when I went ______ ( to, in, into
) the room. |
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We had been searching ______ ( for,
at, with ) her for almost three hours when I heard her calling
______ ( with, for, of ) help. |
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The old man died ______ ( by, of,
from ) cancer. There was nothing the doctors could do to cure
him ______ ( from, of, by ) the disease. |
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I advise you not to turn ______ (
down, off, over ) offer which other people would jump ______ (
to, at, for ). |
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As she could not make ______ (
through, at out ) her classmate's writing, she gave ______ ( in,
over, up ) the idea of copying the notes. |
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The headmaster disapproves ______ (
of, over, at ) students coming late to school. |
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She frowns ______ ( against, at, on
) those people who gossip ______ ( on, against, about ) their
neighbors and friends. |
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Answers |
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1. |
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You will not be let
off easily the next time you
are caught. |
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2. |
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You would expect a good friend to
stick by you through thick
and thin. |
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3. |
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We are relying
on you because you said that
you are familiar with this place. |
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4. |
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The winners played
against Victoria Institution
in the finals of the tennis tournament. |
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5. |
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I managed to inform him
of my intended visit to his
uncle's house. |
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6. |
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This type of fish feeds
on insects only. |
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7. |
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The bull rushed
at me as I was running
across the field. |
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8. |
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As she was pressed
for time, she only skimmed
through the report. |
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They were talking
about the new teacher when I
went into the room. |
| 10. |
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We had been searching
for her for almost three
hours when I heard her calling for
help. |
| 11. |
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The old man died
of cancer. There was nothing
the doctors could do to cure him of
the disease. |
| 12. |
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I advise you not to turn
down offer which other
people would jump at. |
| 13. |
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As she could not make
out her classmate's writing,
she gave up the idea of
copying the notes. |
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The headmaster disapproves
of students coming late to
school. |
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She frowns
on those people who gossip
about their neighbors and friends. |
