Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1Please write your name and address ............... ink.
Wrong!
We use "in" in the phrase "write in ink."
2Why are you always sitting ............... the computer?
Wrong!
We use "at" for the position in "sitting at the computer."
3This time tomorrow I will be lying ............... the beach.
Wrong!
We use "on" in the phrase "on the beach."
4He repented ............... his act for the rest of his life.
Wrong!
The verb "repented" is followed by "of" before the thing someone regrets.
5How did he dispose ............... her body?
Wrong!
The verb phrase is "dispose of" when it means get rid "of" something.
6This novel consists ............... twenty chapters.
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The verb phrase is "consists of" when we list the parts "of" something.
7I went to Greece ............... the holidays.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are possible: "for the holidays" gives the purpose or length of the trip, and "in the holidays" (British English) means during the holidays.
8Whether you go ............... bus or train, it takes about the same time.
Wrong!
We use "by" in the transport phrase "by bus or train."
9I don’t like it when people stare ............... me.
Wrong!
The verb "stare" is followed by "at" before the person or thing looked at.
10He died ............... malaria.
Wrong!
We use "of" before a disease or illness as the cause of death.
11She is quite good ............... painting.
Wrong!
The adjective phrase is "good at" before an activity or skill.
12She is clever ............... mathematics.
Wrong!
The adjective "clever" can be followed by "at" before a subject or skill.
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- Please write your name and address in ink.
- Why are you always sitting at the computer?
- This time tomorrow I will be lying on the beach.
- He repented of his act for the rest of his life.
- How did he dispose of her body?
- This novel consists of twenty chapters.
- I went to Greece for / in the holidays.
- Whether you go by bus or train, it takes about the same time.
- I don’t like it when people stare at me.
- He died of malaria.
- She is quite good at painting.
- She is clever at mathematics.