Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. Choose your answers from the options given in the brackets.
1This material is different ............... that.
Wrong!
Use "from" after "different"; it is the form accepted everywhere.
2You should explain this ............... them.
Wrong!
Use "to" after "explain" when you name the person who receives the explanation.
3He has been absent ............... Monday.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point in time such as Monday.
4I haven’t been to the theatre ............... a long time.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a period of time such as a long time.
5He goes ............... school by car.
Wrong!
Use "to" for movement or regular travel toward a place such as school.
6This is a comfortable house to live ...............
Wrong!
Use "in" with "live" when you mean living inside a house.
7They are called ............... different names.
Wrong!
Use "by" in the passive phrase "called by different names".
8We should not spend money ............... luxuries.
Wrong!
Use "on" after "spend money" to say what the money is used for.
9I gave him a stool to sit ...............
Wrong!
Use "on" with "sit" when the stool is the surface used for sitting.
10The new term begins ............... June 1st.
Wrong!
Use "on" with a specific date such as June 1st.
11He poured the tea ............... the mug.
Wrong!
Use "into" to show movement from outside to inside the mug.
12He said that he was very pleased ............... my work.
Wrong!
Use "with" after "pleased" when referring to satisfaction about work or results.
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- This material is different from that.
- You should explain this to them.
- He has been absent since Monday.
- I haven’t been to the theatre for a long time.
- He goes to school by car.
- This is a comfortable house to live in.
- They are called by different names.
- We should not spend money on luxuries.
- I gave him a stool to sit on.
- The new term begins on June 1st.
- He poured the tea into the mug.
- He said that he was very pleased with my work.