Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositional phrases. A prepositional phrase is group of words containing a preposition. A prepositional phrase serves the same purpose as a preposition. Like prepositions, they are also used to indicate the relationship between a noun and some other words in the sentence.
1The boys were given pizza ............... bread and butter for breakfast today.
Wrong!
Use "instead of" to show that pizza replaced bread and butter.
2He did not go to school ............... the heavy rains.
Wrong!
Use "because of" before a noun phrase to give the reason for something.
3............... his illness, he wrote the exam very well.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" to show contrast between his illness and his good exam performance.
4Do you want ............... books to read?
Wrong!
Use "any more" with plural nouns when asking about an additional quantity.
5He does not need his father’s help ...............
Wrong!
Use "any longer" at the end of a negative sentence to mean that something is no longer true.
6............... going to school, he went to the cinema.
Wrong!
Use "Instead of" before a gerund to show that one action happened in place of another.
7The shops were closed ............... the trade union strike.
Wrong!
Use "on account of" before a noun phrase to give the reason for something.
8The judge paid no attention ............... that she had four young children to bring up.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "to the fact" after "paid no attention" in this sentence.
Answers
- The boys were given pizza instead of bread and butter for breakfast today.
- He did not go to school because of the heavy rains.
- In spite of his illness, he wrote the exam very well.
- Do you want any more books to read?
- He does not need his father’s help any longer.
- Instead of going to school, he went to the cinema.
- The shops were closed on account of the trade union strike.
- The judge paid no attention to the fact that she had four young children to bring up.
