Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1Alice has been married ............... Peter for twenty years.
Wrong!
We use "to" after "married" when naming a spouse.
2He is responsible ............... this project.
Wrong!
We use "for" after "responsible" to show what someone must deal with.
3He is allergic ............... dust.
Wrong!
We use "to" after "allergic" to name the thing that causes the allergy.
4It was foolish ............... you to do that.
Wrong!
We use "of" after adjectives like "foolish" when judging a person's action.
5I was disappointed ............... my performance.
Wrong!
We use "with" after "disappointed" when we mean unhappy about a result or performance.
6She is kind ............... everyone.
Wrong!
We use "to" after "kind" when naming the person or people treated kindly.
7He was rude ............... everyone.
Wrong!
We use "to" after "rude" when naming the person treated rudely.
8This is similar ............... that.
Wrong!
We use "to" after "similar" when comparing one thing with another.
9He got angry ............... no reason.
Wrong!
We use "for" in the fixed phrase "for no reason".
10That is typical ............... him.
Wrong!
We use "of" after "typical" when saying that behavior matches someone's character.
11They are capable ............... solving this problem on their own.
Wrong!
We use "of" after "capable" before a noun or gerund phrase.
12He is not aware ............... what is happening around him.
Wrong!
We use "of" after "aware" to mean that someone knows about something.
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- Alice has been married to Peter for twenty years.
- He is responsible for this project.
- He is allergic to dust.
- It was foolish of you to do that.
- I was disappointed with my performance.
- She is kind to everyone.
- He was rude to everyone.
- This is similar to that.
- He got angry for no reason.
- That is typical of him.
- They are capable of solving this problem on their own.
- He is not aware of what is happening around him.