Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1He was a man ............... great wealth.
Wrong!
The phrase is "a man" of "great wealth" when describing the quality or characteristic someone has.
2The principal was an old man ............... friendly disposition.
Wrong!
The phrase is "of friendly disposition" when describing a person's character.
3The workers belonged to a tribe dwelling ............... the hills.
Wrong!
Use "in" for a place or area such as the hills.
4There I met a boy ............... red hair.
Wrong!
Use "with" to describe a person who has a physical feature such as red hair.
5Only a man with plenty of money can buy a car ............... such beauty and power.
Wrong!
The phrase is "of such beauty and power" when describing a quality "of" the car.
6He was a young man ............... great promise.
Wrong!
The phrase is "a young man" of "great promise" when describing someone's potential.
7He wore a turban made ............... gold.
Wrong!
Use "of" after "made" when the material is still recognizable, as in "made of gold".
8He ran ............... great speed.
Wrong!
The phrase is "with great speed" to describe how he ran.
9You can buy it ............... all places.
Wrong!
The natural phrase is "at all places" in this sentence, meaning everywhere it is available.
10He replied ............... a very rude manner.
Wrong!
Use "in" with "manner" to describe how someone replied.
Done.
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Answers
- He was a man of great wealth.
- The principal was an old man of friendly disposition.
- The workers belonged to a tribe dwelling in the hills.
- There I met a boy with red hair.
- Only a man with plenty of money can buy a car of such beauty and power.
- He was a young man of great promise.
- He wore a turban made of gold.
- He ran with great speed.
- You can buy it at all places.
- He replied in a very rude manner.
