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DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS: VERB + PREPOSITION
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the correct word
1. Money spent
advertising is preferable to money spent on efforts to improve the quality of the product.
on
in
at
of
2. Her lawyers were satisfied
the verdict of the trial and decided to lodge an appeal.
of
on
with
in
3. Smoking is totally banned
next month.
in
on
from
at
4. There comes a time when people begin to long
the simplicity of the village or small town.
at
for
of
in
5. People who have yet to discover those enormous supermarkets, known in the States as hypermarkets really are missing out. Nothing can beat them
prices and quality of service.
in
of
at
for
6. We’re all getting really fed up
film stars who only give interviews when they want to plug their latest release.
at
on
with
in
7. People don’t like dealing
violent criminals.
at
of
in
with
8. I’m afraid there may be something missing
your report.
from
of
in
at
9. The decision whether or not to proceed
the scheme will be made at a meeting later this month.
on
with
about
at
10. I informed him
my intentions in the meeting yesterday.
of
about
for
with
11. When we galloped up the stairs, however, we discovered that the branch of a tree was snapped
the wind and smashed one of the bedroom windows.
on
in
with
of
12. Almost entirely vegetarian, parties of animals roam from place to place
search of food.
in
on
at
about
13. The first thing Inspector Highgate noticed
entering his office was the glow of the cigarette.
at
in
with
on
14. There is a swimming pool designed for people who are confined
a wheelchair.
to
on
in
at
15. There is also a gym where those who are disabled in some way can work out safely and
the guidance of one of the sports centre's qualified assistants.
with
under
at
by
16. I've always longed to grow my hair myself, but my parents don't approve
long hair.
with
of
in
on
17. Such considerations pale
insignificance when compared with the benefits of such an education.
with
on
in
into
18. Hardly had he arrived at the office when his boss summoned him
a meeting.
on
in
at
to
19. He can tell
a glance how much a picture is worth.
at
with
on
in
20. The director regarded the secretary
a status symbol.
as
with
by
in
21. The other agencies foundered
the waves of recession.
at
in
on
by
22. Not being a cinema buff, I am not able to comment
the quality of the film.
about
on
in
at
23. Allowed to leave the country, he would disappear
a trace.
by
with
without
in
24. From age 5 to 8 or 10, children admire people who don't keep
rules.
to
with
by
at
25. In middle age people generally prefer to stay
touch with old friends.
in
on
with
by
26. She was thrown
panic by sudden noises.
in
on
at
into
27. Parents and their adolescent children tend
fall out over everyday family matters like jobs in the house and disagreements over siblings.
in
on
to
with
28. Teams were something I had encountered
the sports field, not in the classroom.
in
on
with
at
29. It is simply not enough to conceive
a school curriculum as a list of subjects, however important these may be.
with
at
as
of
30. She acted
the spur of the moment when she decided to get on the plane.
on
in
at
with
31. I jumped
the wrong conclusion when I thought he was lying.
into
to
at
in
32. What with all this stress, I've just about come
the end of my tether.
to
at
in
on
33. Can you keep an eye
my children while I’m away?
in
of
with
On
in
Check
OK
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