Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1............... being exceptionally clear, Baikal’s water is rich with aquatic life.
Wrong!
Use "Besides" to mean "in addition to" before a noun or gerund phrase.
2The roof is supported ............... cross timbers.
Wrong!
Use "by" to show the means or supporting agent in a passive structure.
3Grandfather has grown cranky ............... age.
Wrong!
Use "with" in the expression "grow cranky with age."
4She is always criticizing her husband ............... being sloppy.
Wrong!
Use "for" after "criticize someone" to give the reason for the criticism.
5Don’t be so critical ............... everyone else.
Wrong!
Use "of" after the adjective "critical" when naming the person judged.
6The mayor was suspected ............... crooked dealings.
Wrong!
Use "of" after "suspected" to name the wrongdoing.
7It is dangerous to skate ............... thin ice.
Wrong!
Use "on" with surfaces, as in "on thin ice."
8Their disagreement culminated ............... a fight.
Wrong!
Use "in" after "culminated" to show the final result.
9We had to pay customs ............... the camera we bought abroad.
Wrong!
Use "on" after "pay customs" to name the goods charged.
10The family is afflicted ............... poor health.
Wrong!
Use "with" after "afflicted" to describe a continuing problem or illness.
11My clothes are damp ............... the rain.
Wrong!
Use "from" to show the cause of being damp.
12His loss didn’t hamper his zest ............... living.
Wrong!
Use "for" in the expression "zest for living."
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Besides being exceptionally clear, Baikal’s water is rich with aquatic life.
- The roof is supported by cross timbers.
- Grandfather has grown cranky with age.
- She is always criticizing her husband for being sloppy.
- Don’t be so critical of everyone else.
- The mayor was suspected of crooked dealings.
- It is dangerous to skate on thin ice.
- Their disagreement culminated in a fight.
- We had to pay customs on the camera we bought abroad.
- The family is afflicted with poor health.
- My clothes are damp from the rain.
- His loss didn’t hamper his zest for living.
