Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. This painting is older ……………………. that.
Wrong!
2. How is this different …………………….. that?
Wrong!
Different can be followed by from, to or than.
3. Who is that boy …………………… the blue shirt?
Wrong!
4. I am waiting ……………………….. a call from my mother.
Wrong!
5. Suddenly it occurred ……………………. me that I hadn’t locked the door.
Wrong!
If something occurs to you, you suddenly remember it.
6. She insisted …………………….. my joining her.
Wrong!
7. He abstains ……………………… smoking and drinking.
Wrong!
8. You must refrain ……………………… binge eating.
Wrong!
9. Some rogues had set the house ………………………. fire.
Wrong!
10. I am thinking ……………………….. quitting my job.
Wrong!
11. His friends egged ……………………… him to run faster and faster.
Wrong!
To egg on somebody is to encourage them.
12. Nothing could stop him ……………………… pursuing his goal.
Wrong!
Stop is followed by object + from.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- This painting is older than that.
- How is this different from/to/than that?
- Who is that boy in the blue shirt?
- I am waiting for a call from my mother.
- Suddenly it occurred to me that I hadn’t locked the door.
- She insisted on my joining her.
- He abstains from smoking and drinking.
- You must refrain from binge eating.
- Some rogues had set the house on fire.
- I am thinking of quitting my job.
- His friends egged on him to run faster and faster.
- Nothing could stop him from pursuing his goal.
