Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1Don’t fight ............... him.
Wrong!
We use "with" after "fight" when we mean argue or struggle against another person.
2Please give this paper ............... the secretary.
Wrong!
We use "to" for the recipient in "give something to someone."
3She has always been nice ............... me.
Wrong!
The adjective "nice" is usually followed by "to" before the person who receives the kindness.
4............... friends like you, who needs enemies?
Wrong!
The idiom is "With friends like you, who needs enemies?"
5Why are you talking ............... such a loud voice?
Wrong!
We use "in" in the phrase "in such a loud voice."
6There is no sense ............... making him angry.
Wrong!
The fixed phrase is "There is no sense in" before an -ing form.
7I am thinking ............... changing my job.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "about" and "of" are acceptable after "thinking" before a gerund.
8We ought to invest ............... machinery.
Wrong!
We use "in" after "invest" before the thing money or effort is put into.
9Where are you going ............... holiday?
Wrong!
The usual phrase is "go" on "holiday."
10The Rhine runs ............... the North Sea.
Wrong!
We use "into" for movement from a river to the sea.
11My daughter needs other children to play ...............
Wrong!
The phrase "play with" means spend time playing together or using something in play.
12I wasn’t aware ............... the events around me.
Wrong!
The adjective "aware" is normally followed by "of."
Answers
- Don’t fight with him.
- Please give this paper to the secretary.
- She has always been nice to me.
- With friends like you, who needs enemies?
- Why are you talking in such a loud voice?
- There is no sense in making him angry.
- I am thinking about / of changing my job.
- We ought to invest in machinery.
- Where are you going on holiday?
- The Rhine runs into the North Sea.
- My daughter needs other children to play with.
- I wasn’t aware of the events around me.
