Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1............... the doctor's grim expression, I expected the worst.
Wrong!
Use "From" to mean that your expectation is based on what you can see.
2A furious wind blew the ship ............... the rocky shore.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "toward" and "towards" can describe movement in the direction of something.
3Let's have a simple wedding ............... as little fuss as possible.
Wrong!
Use "with" to show that the wedding should include as little fuss as possible.
4She is very fussy when it comes ............... planning a menu.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "when it comes to" something.
5The child turned and ran in fright ............... the barking dog.
Wrong!
Use "from" after "ran" to show movement away from the dog.
6He uses slang words ............... great frequency.
Wrong!
The phrase "with great frequency" means very often.
7............... Sundays, we frequent the art galleries.
Wrong!
Use "On" with days of the week.
8Fretting ............... the problem won't help a bit.
Wrong!
Use "about" after "fretting" to name the thing someone is worried about.
9Friction ............... the air causes damage to planes flying at high speeds.
Wrong!
Use "with" to show contact between the plane and the air.
10A life free ............... all worry just does not exist.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "free of" and "free from" mean without something unwanted.
11This month there is an exhibit of modern sculptures ............... the museum.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "at" or "in" for an event or display located at or inside an institution such as a museum.
12It took a great deal of exertion to push the car ............... the hill.
Wrong!
Use "up" to show movement to a higher position on the hill.
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- From the doctor’s grim expression, I expected the worst.
- A furious wind blew the ship toward / towards the rocky shore.
- Let’s have a simple wedding with as little fuss as possible.
- She is very fussy when it comes to planning a menu.
- The child turned and ran in fright from the barking dog.
- He uses slang words with great frequency.
- On Sundays, we frequent the art galleries.
- Fretting about the problem won’t help a bit.
- Friction with the air causes damage to planes flying at high speeds.
- A life free of / from all worry just does not exist.
- This month there is an exhibit of modern sculptures in / at the museum.
- It took a great deal of exertion to push the car up the hill.