Complete the sentences below by choosing correct preposition.
1. My pen is superior _______ yours. (to, from)
2. Whom was she talking _______? (in, to)
3. This is the more interesting _______ the two.(about, of)
4. Wisdom consists _______ doing the right thing at the right time. (in, with)
5. I am no oblivious _______ the dangers ahead. (of, from)
6. Science is opposed _______ superstitions. (by, to)
7. The moneylender was not ready to part _______ his money. (from, with)
8. She was mad _______ joy and jumped _______ the sea by mistake. (on, with, over, on)
9. I am not satisfied _______ your behavior. (from, with)
10. What is the origin _______ quarrel _______ two brothers. (of, about, on, between)
11. Nida was leaning _______ a tree _______ a book in her hand. (with, against, from, of)
12. I looked _______ her children when she was _______ the hospital. (after, with, in, from)
13. He married _______ money. (with, for)
14. She is not strange _______ me. (to, from)
15. This house has been allotted _______ Professor Tom. (with, to)
16. I am sure _______ my success. (of, from)
17. He is short _______ money these days. (by, of)
18. She attained _______ high position by dint of hard work. (to, of)
19. Man can never be satiated _______ pleasure.(from, with)
20. He fell _______ his horse. (from, off)
Answers
Answer:
1. to
2.to
3.of
4.in
5.from
6.by
7.from
8.with, in
9.with
10.of, between
11.from, with
12.after, in
13.for
14.to
15.to
16.of
17.of
18.t
19.with
20.from
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1. My pen is superior to yours. (to, from)
2. Whom was she talking to? (in, to)
3. This is the more interesting of the two. (about, of)
4. Wisdom consists in doing the right thing at the right time. (in, with)
5. I am no oblivious of the dangers ahead. (of, from)
6. Science is opposed by superstitions. (by, to)
7. The moneylender was not ready to part with his money. (from, with)
8. She was mad with joy and jumped over the sea by mistake. (on, with, over, on)
9. I am not satisfied with your behavior. (from, with)
10. What is the origin of quarrel between two brothers. (of, about, on, between)
11. Nida was leaning against a tree with a book in her hand. (with, against, from, of)
12. I looked after her children when she was in the hospital. (after, with, in, from)
13. He married for money. (with, for)
14. She is not strange to me. (to, from)
15. This house has been allotted to Professor Tom. (with, to)
16. I am sure of my success. (of, from)
17. He is short of money these days. (by, of)
18. She attained to high position by dint of hard work. (to, of)
19. Man can never be satiated with pleasure. (from, with)
20. He fell off his horse. (from, off)
Prepositions and their usage:
- Prepositions are words in a sentence that interrelates other words in a sentence.
- Prepositions are words that indicate relationships between words in terms of time, direction, location, and spatial relations.
- Prepositions precede nouns and pronouns and their phrases.
- Prepositions like to, into, and onto are used to indicate direction.
- Prepositions in, on, at can relate to time.
- Words like until, from, within, during are prepositions that indicate prolonged time.
- Preposition of place includes in, at, on, inside, above, below, under, beneath, underneath, under.
- Prepositions like at, on, and in refers location.
- Prepositions across, within, off, toward, behind, along refers spatial relationships.
- Words like between and among is used to relate between two or more persons.