Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1He came ............... London to look for his father.
Wrong!
We use "to" after "come" to show movement toward a place.
2I am very pleased to hear ............... you.
Wrong!
The phrase "hear from" means receive news or a message "from" someone.
3This time tomorrow I will be lying ............... the beach.
Wrong!
We say "on" the beach when someone is physically on the beach surface.
4If you are free this evening, we can go out ............... a meal.
Wrong!
We use "for" to show the purpose of going out in "go out for a meal".
5How would we feel if this happened ............... our family?
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We use "to" after "happen" when we say who is affected by an event.
6I saw him getting ............... the bus.
Wrong!
We normally say "on" the bus when someone boards or travels by bus.
7I see that nurses are going ............... strike.
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The fixed expression is "on" strike.
8But ............... your help, I would have failed.
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The formal expression "but for" means without someone or something.
9It is late enough ............... the staff to stop work.
Wrong!
We use "for" before the person or group in the pattern "adjective enough for someone to do something".
10Watching him eat really gets ............... my nerves.
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The idiom is "get on" someone’s nerves.
11Who is the girl dancing ............... your brother?
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We use "with" after "dance" to name the dancing partner.
12When everybody had finished eating, the waiters took ............... their plates.
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The phrasal verb "take away" means remove something from a place.
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- He came to London to look for his father.
- I am very pleased to hear from you.
- This time tomorrow I will be lying on the beach.
- If you are free this evening, we can go out for a meal.
- How would we feel if this happened to our family?
- I saw him getting on the bus.
- I see that nurses are going on strike.
- But for your help, I would have failed.
- It is late enough for the staff to stop work.
- Watching him eat really gets on my nerves.
- Who is the girl dancing with your brother?
- When everybody had finished eating, the waiters took away their plates.