Anonymous Posted 21 years agoGrammar
Prepositions questions(1)
Dear Friends,
I feel confused about the following prepositions questions and could not get a definite answer.Would you be kind to help me out? Thank you very much!
Kevin Yang
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1. Jerry is very generous _______his money My answer is : (with)
2. Please do not get mad____ me .I was only trying to help (against)
3. She was very quick _____ bringing the dinner (at)
4. Donna was very quick _______English (in)
5. Mary is still inseparable ________ her mother (to)
6. I believe they are related _______ marriage (on)
7. It is evident ______ his words that he is honest (of)
8. I am useless _____ anything electrical (at)
9. She’s marvelous ________ grammar (at)
10. Our new house is very convenient _______the office as I can get there in five minutes (for)
11. Jack feels homesick _____ his own country (for)
12. The tides vary ______ certain privileges (to)
13. She admitted him __________her plans (to)
14. Harry swore_____ the Bible he was telling the truth (in)
15. We are planning _________speaking to Mrs. Li next week (to)
16. Rising from the seat, he drank_____ the health of his parents (for)
17. If you stand here, you are likely to be shot_______. (down)
18. Have you decided to keep on______ your university courses? (with)
19. The news announcer cut in______ the regular program to announce the election results. (down)
20. You can bring a friend along_______ the party if you like. (with)
21. Anyway he was dead. I could not bring him back______ life. (in)
22. The Council greatly angered small shopkeeper by not bringing them in______ the development of the city centre. (to)
23. By talking about Scotland, Brown managed to bring the discussion round___ salmon fishing. (to)
24. Working in a multi-racial community had brought him up___ realities of intolerance. (with)
25. She always fills us in______ what her programme is. (about)