Prepositions are small words but they are important ones. Test your ability to use prepositions with this grammar exercise.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate preposition.
1I have been waiting here ............... 6 o’clock.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a specific starting time such as 6 o’clock.
2The boys are playing ............... the garden.
Wrong!
Use "in" for being inside an area such as a garden.
3There is someone ............... the gate.
Wrong!
Use "at" for a specific point or location such as the gate.
4Why are you looking ............... her like that?
Wrong!
The verb phrase is "look at" when you direct your eyes toward someone.
5She is quite happy ............... her result.
Wrong!
The adjective pattern is "happy with" when we mean satisfied about something.
6I am impressed ............... your work.
Wrong!
The adjective pattern is "impressed with" when something causes admiration.
7We have been waiting ............... ages.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a period of time such as ages.
8We may go swimming; it depends ............... the weather.
Wrong!
The verb pattern is "depend on" when one thing is affected by another.
9Raju is anxiously waiting ............... his results.
Wrong!
The verb phrase is "wait for" when you are expecting something.
10He is absorbed ............... his studies.
Wrong!
The adjective pattern is "absorbed in" when someone is deeply interested "in" an activity or subject.
Answers
- I have been waiting here since 6 o’clock.
- The boys are playing in the garden.
- There is someone at the gate.
- Why are you looking at her like that?
- She is quite happy with her result.
- I am impressed with your work.
- We have been waiting for ages.
- We may go swimming; it depends on the weather.
- Raju is anxiously waiting for his results.
- He is absorbed in his studies.