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Verbs Followed By Prepositions Exercise

May 27, 2024 A2pdf

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Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Do you ............... this story?
Wrong!
Use "believe" when you mean that you think a story or statement is true.
2He does not ............... God.
Wrong!
Use "believe in" when you mean that you have faith in the existence or value of something.
3He is a doctor. He specializes ............... cardiology.
Wrong!
The correct preposition after "specializes" is "in".
4After making a lot of effort, he succeeded ............... finding the job he wanted.
Wrong!
The correct preposition after "succeeded" is "in".
5Burglars ............... our home last week.
Wrong!
Use "broke into" when someone enters a building illegally by force.
6He was driving fast and crashed ............... a wall.
Wrong!
Use "into" when something hits another thing after moving toward it.
7Can you translate this document ...............?
Wrong!
Use "from Spanish into German" to show the original language and the new language.
8Three people died when the car they were traveling in collided ............... a truck.
Wrong!
The correct preposition after "collided" is "with".
9The bottle is full ............... water.
Wrong!
The adjective phrase is "full of" before the thing that fills something.
10I filled the bottle ............... water.
Wrong!
Use "with" after "filled" before the material put into something.
11They moved ............... their new home last week.
Wrong!
Use "into" with movement from outside to inside a home or place.
12They have bought a house in the countryside. They are moving ............... next week.
Wrong!
Use "in" in the phrasal verb "move in" when someone starts living in a new home.

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  1. Do you believe this story?
  2. He does not believe in God.
  3. He is a doctor. He specializes in cardiology.
  4. After making a lot of effort, he succeeded in finding the job he wanted.
  5. Burglars broke into our home last week.
  6. He was driving fast and crashed into a wall.
  7. Can you translate this document from Spanish into German?
  8. Three people died when the car they were traveling in collided with a truck.
  9. The bottle is full of water.
  10. I filled the bottle with water.
  11. They moved into their new home last week.
  12. They have bought a house in the countryside. They are moving in next week.

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