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