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Verbs With And Without Prepositions

November 19, 2017 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Have you …………….. the fee yet?

Correct! Wrong!

You pay for something that is bought.

2. Samuel ……………… my drinks.

Correct! Wrong!

You pay for something that is bought.

3. They ……………. the house but they could not find the weapon.

Correct! Wrong!

When search is used without for, it means ‘look everywhere in/on’.

4. What are you ………………….. in my room?

Correct! Wrong!

To search for is to look for.

5. When we ……………… the church everybody stopped talking.

Correct! Wrong!

Enter is used without a preposition when it means ‘enter a place’.

6. We have just ………………… an agreement with them.

Correct! Wrong!

7. They spent the whole afternoon ……………… music and movies.

Correct! Wrong!

Discuss is used without a preposition.

8. We had a long ………………. money.

Correct! Wrong!

The noun discussion is followed by the preposition about.

9. Don’t ……………… money.

Correct! Wrong!

To ask for is to ask somebody to give something.

10. Don’t ………………. her her name.

Correct! Wrong!

Ask without for means ask somebody to tell something.

11. You must not ………….. a word he says.

Correct! Wrong!

Believe is used without for when it means accept as true.

12. Do you ………………… life after death?

Correct! Wrong!

To believe in something is to believe that it exists.

Answers

1. Have you paid the fee yet?
2. Samuel paid for my drinks.
3. They searched the house but they could not find the weapon.
4. What are you searching for in my room?
5. When we entered the church everybody stopped talking.
6. We have just entered into an agreement with them.
7. They spent the whole afternoon discussing music and movies.
8. We had a long discussion about money.
9. Don’t ask me for money.
10. Don’t ask her her name.
11. You must not believe a word he says.
12. Do you believe in life after death?

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