Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1There were fortifications ............... the border to discourage invaders.
Wrong!
2The wooden beams were fortified ............... steel rods.
Wrong!
3He wanted to free his people ............... hunger.
Wrong!
4The expedition was fraught ............... danger.
Wrong!
5He was charged ............... fraud.
Wrong!
6The halls should be kept free ............... furniture.
Wrong!
7Do you have time for a glance ............... this report?
Wrong!
8Florence Nightingale was renowned ............... her good deeds.
Wrong!
9He never got ............... his hurt at being rejected.
Wrong!
10The vaccination made the children immune ............... measles.
Wrong!
11The entrance is blocked ............... an immovable rock.
Wrong!
12The patient improved ............... new treatment.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- There were fortifications along the border to discourage invaders.
- The wooden beams were fortified with steel rods.
- He wanted to free his people from hunger.
- The expedition was fraught with danger.
- He was charged with fraud.
- The halls should be kept free of furniture.
- Do you have time for a glance at this report?
- Florence Nightingale was renowned for her good deeds.
- He never got over his hurt at being rejected.
- The vaccination made the children immune to measles.
- The entrance is blocked by an immovable rock.
- The patient improved with new treatment.
