Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. He has been married .................................. her for more than three decades.
Married is followed by the preposition 'to'.
2. The Irish are very proud ..................................... their sense of humor.
The adjective proud is followed by the preposition of.
3. He is interested ..................................... the supernatural.
Interested is followed by the preposition in.
4. I am pleased ............................................. your promotion.
Pleased is followed by the preposition about.
5. She was angry ........................................ me for revealing her secret.
Angry is usually followed by the preposition. Sometimes at is also possible.
6. I am getting anxious ............................................. his health.
Anxious about means worried about.
7. We are all anxious ............................................. an amicable solution to this problem.
Anxious for means eager to have.
8. She is anxious ....................................... reunite with her family.
When anxious is followed by a to-infinitive, it means eager. The above sentence means: She is eager to reunite with her family.
9. You can't be independent ...................................... your parents until you find a job.
Independent is followed by of.
10. Why can't you be polite ....................................... him?
Polite is followed by to.
11. Both parents are responsible ....................................... raising a child.
Responsible is followed by for.
12. I feel really sorry ........................................... his wife.
You feel sorry for a person.
Answers
1. He has been married to her for more than three decades.
2. The Irish are very proud of their sense of humor.
3. He is interested in the supernatural.
4. I am pleased about your promotion.
5. She was angry with me for revealing her secret.
6. I am getting anxious about his health.
7. We are all anxious for an amicable solution to this problem.
8. She is anxious to reunite with her family.
9. You can’t be independent of your parents until you find a job.
10. Why can’t you be polite to him?
11. Both parents are responsible for raising a child.
12. I feel really sorry for his wife.
