Fill in the blanks.
1She ............... her mother.
Wrong!
Use "resembles" without a preposition before the object.
2Many people died ............... cholera.
Wrong!
Use "of" in "died of" when a disease is the cause of death.
3You should explain ............... .
Wrong!
After "explain", use the pattern "this to me" for the thing and the person.
4I am confident ............... my success.
Wrong!
The adjective "confident" is followed by "of" in this expression.
5The father divided the money ............... his two sons.
Wrong!
Use "between" when dividing something in relation to two people or things.
6The men quarreled ............... themselves.
Wrong!
Use "among" when the action involves members of a group.
7We ............... Mumbai in the afternoon.
Wrong!
Use "reached" without a preposition before a place.
8We ............... Jammu at 8 p.m.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "arrived in" and "arrived at" are possible, depending on whether Jammu is seen as a city or a point on the journey.
9She doesn’t remember ............... anything in the room.
Wrong!
Use "seeing" after "remember" to refer to a memory of a past action.
10Let him ............... .
Wrong!
Use the bare infinitive "speak" after "let".
11He has been cured ............... cancer.
Wrong!
Use "of" in the phrase "cured of" a disease.
12This is the road to ............... .
Wrong!
Use "take" when talking about choosing or following a road.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She resembles her mother.
- Many people died of cholera.
- You should explain this to me .
- I am confident of my success.
- The father divided the money between his two sons.
- The men quarreled among themselves.
- We reached Mumbai in the afternoon.
- We arrived in / arrived at Jammu at 8 p.m.
- She doesn’t remember seeing anything in the room.
- Let him speak .
- He has been cured of cancer.
- This is the road to take .
