Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1She believes that there is a fine distinction ............... wealthy and rich.
Wrong!
Use between to talk about two people or things. Use among for more than two people or things.
2What could have been a nasty situation was handled ............... great finesse.
Wrong!
3She found a diamond ring ............... the bus.
Wrong!
We say on the bus.
4The fine ............... overtime parking is outrageously high.
Wrong!
5He hoped to free his people ............... hunger.
Wrong!
You free somebody from something.
6Both English and Russian belong ............... the Indo-European family of languages.
Wrong!
7Ancient Greece was a fountain ............... wisdom and philosophy.
Wrong!
8Most of her arguments were founded ............... fact.
Wrong!
9The charges of fraud ............... the mayor proved to be without foundation.
Wrong!
10Early experience ............... bullies in school fostered in him a hatred of tyrants.
Wrong!
11It was a neighborhood accustomed ............... foul crimes.
Wrong!
12A liking ............... flattery was one of his frailties.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She believes that there is a fine distinction between wealthy and rich.
- What could have been a nasty situation was handled with great finesse.
- She found a diamond ring on the bus.
- The fine for overtime parking is outrageously high.
- He hoped to free his people from hunger.
- Both English and Russian belong to the Indo-European family of languages.
- Ancient Greece was a fountain of wisdom and philosophy.
- Most of her arguments were founded on fact.
- The charges of fraud against the mayor proved to be without foundation.
- Early experience with bullies in school fostered in him a hatred of tyrants.
- It was a neighborhood accustomed to foul crimes.
- A liking for flattery was one of his frailties.
