1Don’t make such a fuss ............... which dress to wear.
Select 2 answers.
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The noun phrase "a fuss" is commonly followed by "over" or "about" to mean concerning something.
2The ship sank ............... the bottom.
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The preposition "to" shows movement toward a destination or final point.
3She spanked the boy ............... his bottom.
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The preposition "on" is used for contact with a surface.
4In olden days, the poor had to depend ............... the parish’s bounty.
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The verb "depend" is followed by "on" when it means rely on someone or something.
5He was punished ............... a boyish prank.
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The preposition "for" introduces the reason for the punishment.
6The typist botched the work and had to start ...............
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The phrasal verb "start over" means begin again.
7The guest speaker turned ............... to be a terrible bore.
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The phrasal verb "turn out" means prove to be the case.
8The police officers showed great bravery ............... the face of danger.
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The fixed phrase is "in the face of" when someone confronts danger or difficulty.
9We were stunned ............... the breadth of the mountain range.
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The adjective "stunned" is naturally followed by "by" to show the cause of surprise.
10Mosquitoes breed ............... stagnant water.
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Mosquitoes breed "in" water because the water is the place where breeding happens.
11A storm is brewing ............... the horizon.
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The standard phrase is "on the horizon" for something visible or likely to happen soon.
12Her bridal gown was ............... pure silk.
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The preposition "of" is used to describe the material something is made of.
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- Don’t make such a fuss over / about which dress to wear.
- The ship sank to the bottom.
- She spanked the boy on his bottom.
- In olden days, the poor had to depend on the parish’s bounty.
- He was punished for a boyish prank.
- The typist botched the work and had to start over.
- The guest speaker turned out to be a terrible bore.
- The police officers showed great bravery in the face of danger.
- We were stunned by the breadth of the mountain range.
- Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water.
- A storm is brewing on the horizon.
- Her bridal gown was of pure silk.