Fill in the blanks.
1Please explain ............... .
Wrong!
After "explain", put the thing first and the listener after "to", so "this to me" is correct.
2He goes ............... work every day.
Wrong!
Use "to" for movement toward a place or regular destination.
3You must stop ............... .
Wrong!
Use a gerund after "stop" when it means giving up a habit, so "smoking" is correct.
4I am quite confident ............... success.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "confident of" when talking about expected success.
5I ............... a new laptop.
Wrong!
The verb "ordered" takes the object directly without a preposition here.
6The three friends shared the food ............... themselves.
Wrong!
Use "among" when something is shared within a group.
7He divided the money ............... his five children.
Wrong!
Use "among" when something is divided within a group of more than two people.
8He has been cured ............... his illness.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "cured of" an illness or disease.
9There is no harm ............... this.
Wrong!
The natural expression is "no harm in doing" something.
10There is a saying ............... Hindus.
Wrong!
Use "among" to mean within a community or group.
11I gave him a chair to ............... .
Wrong!
A chair is something you "sit on", so the preposition is needed.
12We ............... the matter.
Wrong!
The verb "discussed" takes a direct object without a preposition.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Please explain this to me.
- He goes to work every day.
- You must stop smoking.
- I am quite confident of success.
- I ordered a new laptop.
- The three friends shared the food among themselves.
- He divided the money among his five children.
- He has been cured of his illness.
- There is no harm in doing this.
- There is a saying among Hindus.
- I gave him a chair to sit on.
- We discussed the matter.
