Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. She is married …………………… a rich businessman.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. He takes …………………. his mother.
Correct!
Wrong!
Take after = resemble
3. You should never hide anything ………………………. your doctor or attorney.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I searched the neighborhood ……………………. my kitten.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I have bought a nice present …………………. my daughter.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I sold that old car …………………. 700 dollars.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. She has been absent …………………. several days.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use for with a period of time.
8. He was here ………………….. morning.
Correct!
Wrong!
Since can also show the starting point; however, since is mainly used with perfect tenses.
9. He felt no remorse …………………….. the crimes he had committed.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. After the nasty argument with her husband, she was filled …………………… remorse.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. It took them several hours to put ……………………. the fire.
Correct!
Wrong!
Put out = extinguish
12. He passed ……………………. while giving the speech.
Correct!
Wrong!
To pass out is to lose consciousness.
Answers
- She is married to a rich businessman.
- He takes after his mother.
- You should never hide anything from your doctor or attorney.
- I searched the neighborhood for my kitten.
- I have bought a nice present for my daughter.
- I sold that old car for 700 dollars.
- She has been absent from several days.
- He was here from morning.
- He felt no remorse for the crimes he had committed.
- After the nasty argument with her husband, she was filled with remorse.
- It took them several hours to put out the fire.
- He passed out while giving the speech.
