Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1She was red ............... embarrassment.
Wrong!
Use "with" in this expression to show the feeling that causes the redness.
2The travelers were shivering ............... cold.
Wrong!
Use "with" in this expression to show the condition causing the shivering.
3I drew their attention ............... shouting.
Wrong!
Use "by" to show the action used to get a result.
4You should get there ............... 5 o'clock.
Wrong!
Use "by" to mean not later than a particular time.
5............... the end of the party, everybody was tired.
Wrong!
Use "By" in the time expression "by the end of" to mean at or before that point.
6He learned the song ............... listening carefully.
Wrong!
Use "by" to show the action or method that produced the result.
7Our roof was damaged ............... the storm.
Wrong!
Use "by" to introduce the cause or agent in this passive sentence.
8I was questioned ............... the police inspector.
Wrong!
Use "by" to introduce the person who does the action in a passive sentence.
9He earned just enough to get ...............
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "get by" means manage to live or continue with limited resources.
10Please be patient ............... the children.
Wrong!
Use "with" after "patient" to show the person who receives that attitude.
11She has always been nice ............... me.
Wrong!
Use "to" after adjectives such as "nice" when they describe behavior toward someone.
12There are so many people ............... no homes.
Wrong!
Use "with" to show that the people have or lack something.
Exercise complete
0 out of 12
correct answers
Answers
- She was red with embarrassment.
- The travelers were shivering with cold.
- I drew their attention by shouting.
- You should get there by 5 o’clock.
- By the end of the party, everybody was tired.
- He learned the song by listening carefully.
- Our roof was damaged by the storm.
- I was questioned by the police inspector.
- He earned just enough to get by.
- Please be patient with the children.
- She has always been nice to me.
- There are so many people with no homes.