Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1I am impressed ............... your ingenuity.
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The adjective "impressed" is followed by "with" when we say what causes admiration.
2Avail yourself ............... this opportunity.
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The fixed expression is "avail yourself of" an opportunity.
3He is quite capable ............... taking care of himself.
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The adjective "capable" is followed by "of" before a gerund or noun.
4She dislikes being looked ...............
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The phrasal verb is "look at", so the passive form uses "at".
5He dislikes being talked ...............
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The phrasal verb is "talk about", so the passive form uses "about".
6Here is the key you were asking ...............
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The verb pattern is "ask for" something, so the correct preposition is "for".
7What are you looking ...............?
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The verb pattern is "look at" something, so the correct preposition is "at".
8He is ............... the top of his career.
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The idiom is "at the top" when describing a high position or stage.
9We will commence work ............... next week.
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Use "from" to show the starting time of a future action.
10I will return ............... an hour.
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Use "in" to mean after a period of time from now.
11I slept ............... 11 a.m.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "until" and "till" mean up to a particular time.
12The minister was stabbed ............... a lunatic.
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Use "by" to identify the agent in a passive sentence.
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- I am impressed with your ingenuity.
- Avail yourself of this opportunity.
- He is quite capable of taking care of himself.
- She dislikes being looked at
- He dislikes being talked about
- Here is the key you were asking for
- What are you looking at?
- He is at the top of his career.
- We will commence work from next week.
- I will return in an hour.
- I slept until / till 11 a.m.
- The minister was stabbed by a lunatic.