Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositions.
1Those glasses belong ............... the top shelf.
Wrong!
Use "on" for something located on a shelf.
2She was angry ............... him for lying to her.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "with" or "at" for the person who has caused your anger.
3He is not particularly good ............... football.
Wrong!
Use "at" after "good" for a sport or activity.
4The manager said that he would like to see a big increase ............... productivity.
Wrong!
Use "in" after "increase" to name the thing that has increased.
5I don't want to spend the rest of my life fighting ............... the tax office.
Wrong!
Use "with" after "fighting" when the object is a person or organization you are in conflict with.
6He was driving carelessly and crashed ............... the car in front.
Wrong!
Use "into" after "crashed" when one vehicle hits another object or vehicle.
7I was quite disappointed ............... my results.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
Use "with", "at", or "about" after "disappointed" in this context.
8When the chairman ............... the room, everybody stopped talking.
Wrong!
Use "entered" without a preposition when it means went into a room.
9Our firm has just ............... an agreement with them.
Wrong!
Use "entered into" before "an agreement".
10You are lacking ............... tact.
Wrong!
Use "in" after "lacking" before a quality such as tact.
Exercise complete
0 out of 10
correct answers
Answers
- Those glasses belong on the top shelf.
- She was angry with / at him for lying to her.
- He is not particularly good at football.
- The manager said that he would like to see a big increase in productivity.
- I don’t want to spend the rest of my life fighting with the tax office.
- He was driving carelessly and crashed into the car in front.
- I was quite disappointed with / at / about my results.
- When the chairman entered the room, everybody stopped talking.
- Our firm has just entered into an agreement with them.
- You are lacking in tact.