Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1. This country is backward ………………….. many areas.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. I don’t think that we can count ....................... him.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I don’t believe ………………….. ghosts. Do you?
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Beware ..................... . dogs.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. During his regime, the king brought …………………. many radical reforms.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. We are anxious ..................... . an end to this misunderstanding.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. He is quite good ..................... .. remembering dates.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. She was green .................. envy.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. My hands were blue .....................… cold.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. We congratulated him ...................... his success.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
On and for are both possible here.
11. Suddenly he complained ………………….. chest pain.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Contrary .....................… our expectations the central bank increased interest rates.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. This country is backward in many areas.
2. I don’t think that we can count on him.
3. I don’t believe in ghosts. Do you?
4. Beware of dogs.
5. During his regime, the king brought about many radical reforms.
6. We are anxious for an end to this misunderstanding.
7. He is quite good at remembering dates.
8. She was green with envy.
9. My hands were blue with cold.
10. We congratulated him on / for his success.
11. Suddenly he complained of chest pain.
12. Contrary to our expectations the central bank increased interest rates.
