Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1The woman sitting ............... me on the train kept staring at me.
Wrong!
Use "opposite" to mean facing someone on the other side. "In front" and "across" would need "of" or "from" before "me".
2She shouted "Catch!" and threw the keys ............... me from the window.
Wrong!
Use "to" when something is thrown in someone's direction for them to catch.
3I was disappointed ............... my results.
Wrong!
The adjective phrase is "disappointed with" when we are unhappy about a result or performance.
4We saw someone with a gun shooting ............... birds.
Wrong!
Use "at" after "shooting" when someone aims a gun at a target.
5Don't point that gun ............... me. It is dangerous.
Wrong!
The verb phrase is "point at" when aiming something in someone's direction.
6Let's go. I am tired ............... waiting.
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The adjective phrase is "tired of" when something has become annoying or boring.
7I am not happy ............... my result.
Wrong!
The adjective phrase is "happy with" when we are satisfied about a result.
8I glanced ............... my watch to see what time it was.
Wrong!
The verb phrase is "glance at" when you look quickly "at" something.
9I was shocked ............... what she said.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "by" and "at" can follow "shocked" to introduce the cause of the feeling.
10I hate people who are cruel ............... animals.
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The adjective phrase is "cruel to" when describing bad treatment of people or animals.
11Why are you so rude ............... everybody? Why can't you behave more nicely?
Wrong!
The adjective phrase is "rude to" when someone behaves impolitely toward another person.
12I was shocked ............... what I saw. I had never seen anything like that before.
Wrong!
Use "by" after "shocked" when the cause is an experience or event.
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- The woman sitting opposite me on the train kept staring at me.
- She shouted “Catch!” and threw the keys to me from the window.
- I was disappointed with my results.
- We saw someone with a gun shooting at birds.
- Don’t point that gun at me. It is dangerous.
- Let’s go. I am tired of waiting.
- I am not happy with my result.
- I glanced at my watch to see what time it was.
- I was shocked by / at what she said.
- I hate people who are cruel to animals.
- Why are you so rude to everybody? Why can’t you behave more nicely?
- I was shocked by what I saw. I had never seen anything like that before.