Fill in the blanks with a preposition.
1The road went through several green spots ............... the desert.
Wrong!
2The tyrant was merciless ............... his treatment of prisoners.
Wrong!
3The king expects obeisance ............... all his subjects.
Wrong!
4The boy kept the dog ............... his sister’s objection.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either despite or in spite of is possible here.
5I object ............... smoking.
Wrong!
6He apologized ............... his unacceptable behavior.
Wrong!
We apologize to somebody and apologize for something.
7He was obsessed ............... the idea of winning the race.
Wrong!
8Becoming a millionaire is an obsession ............... him.
Wrong!
9It is hard to be polite ............... meddling people.
Wrong!
10............... what offense was he arrested?
Wrong!
11Do you have an ointment ............... burns?
Wrong!
12We have opposite views ...............politics.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The road went through several green spots in the desert.
- The tyrant was merciless in his treatment of prisoners.
- The king expects obeisance from all his subjects.
- The boy kept the dog despite/in spite of his sister’s objection.
- I object to smoking.
- He apologized for his unacceptable behavior.
- He was obsessed with the idea of winning the race.
- Becoming a millionaire is an obsession with him.
- It is hard to be polite to meddling people.
- For what offense was he arrested?
- Do you have an ointment for burns?
- We have opposite views onpolitics.
