Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1I am waiting ............... them.
Wrong!
The verb pattern is "waiting for" someone or something.
2I don't think that he will agree ............... our suggestion.
Wrong!
The verb pattern is "agree to" a suggestion, plan, or proposal.
3We can't bank ............... them.
Wrong!
The phrasal verb "bank on" means rely "on" someone or something.
4Whom does this bag belong ...............?
Wrong!
The verb pattern is "belong to" someone.
5We walked right ............... the desert.
Wrong!
Use "across" for movement from one side of an open area to the other.
6She complained ............... pain in her abdomen.
Wrong!
The formal verb pattern is "complained of" a pain or illness.
7Dad was upset when I failed ............... my attempt to pass the driving test.
Wrong!
The usual phrase is "fail in an attempt"; note that with a test itself we say "fail a test", with no preposition.
8I lent my bicycle ............... him and never saw it again.
Wrong!
The verb pattern is "lent" something "to" someone.
9I haven't heard anything ............... him.
Wrong!
The pattern "heard from" means received news or communication "from" someone.
10He was robbed ............... his belongings.
Wrong!
In the passive, the correct pattern is "robbed of" possessions.
11I can't agree ............... this argument.
Wrong!
Use "agree with" an argument, opinion, or person.
12He is quite good ............... drawing.
Wrong!
The adjective pattern is "good at" an activity.
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- I am waiting for them.
- I don’t think that he will agree to our suggestion.
- We can’t bank on them.
- Whom does this bag belong to?
- We walked right across the desert.
- She complained of pain in her abdomen.
- Dad was upset when I failed in my attempt to pass the driving test.
- I lent my bicycle to him and never saw it again.
- I haven’t heard anything from him.
- He was robbed of his belongings.
- I can’t agree with this argument.
- He is quite good at drawing.