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Prepositions after particular words and expressions

February 20, 2014 - B1pdf

Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1Those glasses belong ............... the top shelf.
Wrong!
2She was angry ............... . him for lying to her.
Wrong!
3He is not particularly good ............... football.
Wrong!
4The manager said that he would like to see a big increase ............... productivity.
Wrong!
5I don’t want to spend the rest of my life fighting ............... the tax office.
Wrong!
6He was driving carelessly, and crashed ............... the car in front.
Wrong!
7I was quite disappointed ............... my results.
Wrong!
8When the chairman ............... the room everybody stopped talking.
Wrong!
9Our firm has just ............... an agreement with them.
Wrong!
10You are lacking ............... tact.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

Answers

  1. Those glasses belong on the top shelf.
  2. She was angry Either could be used here . him for lying to her.
  3. He is not particularly good at football.
  4. The manager said that he would like to see a big increase in productivity.
  5. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life fighting with the tax office.
  6. He was driving carelessly, and crashed into the car in front.
  7. I was quite disappointed All of the above my results.
  8. When the chairman entered the room everybody stopped talking.
  9. Our firm has just entered into an agreement with them.
  10. You are lacking in tact.
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