Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
1. He struggled ……………….. a weighty bag.
2. Deer often come to drink ………………….. the pool.
3. The coronation of the new king was performed …………………… great pomp.
4. The painter will fill those holes ………………….. plaster before painting the walls.
5. The tyrant was pitiless ……………………… his subjects.
6. There are several disadvantages …………………………… living alone.
7. She insisted ……………………. coming with us.
8. There is no point in arguing ……………………… him.
9. Why are you shouting ……………………… me?
10. I was mesmerized …………………….. her beauty.
11. He is an introvert …………………….. nature.
12. We could not restrain him …………………. harming himself.
Answers
1. He struggled with a weighty bag.
2. Deer often come to drink at the pool.
3. The coronation of the new king was performed with great pomp.
4. The painter will fill those holes with plaster before painting the walls.
5. The tyrant was pitiless towards his subjects.
6. There are several disadvantages to living alone.
7. She insisted on coming with us.
8. There is no point in arguing with him.
9. Why are you shouting at me?
10. I was mesmerized by her beauty.
11. He is an introvert by nature.
12. We could not restrain him from harming himself.
