Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1This painting is older ............... that.
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Use "than" after a comparative adjective such as "older".
2How is this different ............... that?
Select 3 answers.
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The adjective "different" can be followed by "from", "to", or "than" in standard usage.
3Who is that boy ............... the blue shirt?
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Use "in" to describe what someone is wearing.
4I am waiting ............... a call from my mother.
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The verb phrase "wait for" takes the preposition "for".
5Suddenly it occurred ............... me that I hadn't locked the door.
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The expression "occurred to" means came into someone's mind.
6She insisted ............... my joining her.
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The verb "insisted" is followed by "on" before a noun or gerund phrase.
7He abstains ............... smoking and drinking.
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The verb "abstains" is followed by "from" before the thing avoided.
8You must refrain ............... binge eating.
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The verb "refrain" is followed by "from" before the activity avoided.
9Some rogues had set the house ............... fire.
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The fixed expression is "on fire".
10I am thinking ............... quitting my job.
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The expression "thinking of" means considering a possible action.
11His friends egged him ............... to run faster and faster.
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The phrasal verb "egg someone on" means encourage someone to do something; a pronoun object goes between "egged" and "on".
12Nothing could stop him ............... pursuing his goal.
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After "stop someone", use "from" before a gerund.
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- 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 him on to run faster and faster.
- Nothing could stop him from pursuing his goal.