Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1Everyone was shocked ............... his inappropriate conduct.
Wrong!
We use "by" after "shocked" to show the cause of the feeling.
2The doctors judged him to be ............... unsound mind.
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The fixed expression is "of" in "of unsound mind".
3She couldn’t understand what was happening ............... her.
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The verb "happen" is followed by "to" when we say who is affected.
4Because she is empathetic, people confide ............... her.
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The verb pattern is "confide in" someone.
5The boy felt uncomfortable ............... his new classmates.
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The adjective pattern is "uncomfortable with" people or situations.
6They are uncertain ............... the time they will arrive.
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The adjective pattern is "uncertain of" something not definitely known.
7The boxer was unconscious ............... several hours after the knockout.
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We use "for" with a length of time.
8The veteran singer made several uncharitable comments ............... the young musician.
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We use "about" after "comments" to introduce the topic of the comments.
9The future is full ............... uncertainties.
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The fixed expression is "full of".
10The people have lost their trust ............... the government.
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The noun pattern is "trust in" someone or something.
11The witness gave a truthful account ............... the incident.
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The noun pattern is "an account of" an event or incident.
12I am really sorry ............... the mistake.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "for" and "about" are natural after "sorry" in this sentence.
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- Everyone was shocked by his inappropriate conduct.
- The doctors judged him to be of unsound mind.
- She couldn’t understand what was happening to her.
- Because she is empathetic, people confide in her.
- The boy felt uncomfortable with his new classmates.
- They are uncertain of the time they will arrive.
- The boxer was unconscious for several hours after the knockout.
- The veteran singer made several uncharitable comments about the young musician.
- The future is full of uncertainties.
- The people have lost their trust in the government.
- The witness gave a truthful account of the incident.
- I am really sorry for / about the mistake.