Prepositions Test 17

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Prepositions Test 17

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
He has applied _____ the bank _____ a loan.

A
at / for

B
on / for

C
for / for

D
to / on

Solution

A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
The correct answer is option A) at/ for as 'at' answers the question of where( the bank) and 'for' indicates a purpose (a loan).
Option B and C are not correct as the first blank can not take 'on'( indicates a position) and 'for' (indicates a purpose).
Option D is not correct as 'to'(gives a direction) and 'on' (indicates a position) can not be used in the first and second blank respectively.
He has applied at the bank for a loan.
Question 2
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
I am translating this book ____English ______Turkish.

A
on / over

B
from / over

C
to / into

D
from / into

Solution

The given sentence shows translation of a book from its original language.
From indicates origin or source. So, the first blank must be filled up with 'from'.
We can thus eliminate options A and C as incorrect answers.
Into is used to show change. So, the second blank must be filled up with 'into'.
Over is used to indicate a position above,movement and time. It cannot be correct.
Thus option D is the correct answer and option B is incorrect.
Question 3
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
He is thinking _____ retiring _____ his post several years before the normal age.

A
of / from

B
about / of

C
of / of

D
of / for

Solution

A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
The correct answer is option A) of/from as 'of' indicates what the person being talked about is thinking of(retiring) and 'from' tells us that of what is he retiring from(his post).
The second option is wrong as 'about' cannot be used to indicate reference and 'of' does not answers the question of what. The third option is not correct as the second blank won't take 'of'.The fourth option is wrong as the second blank won't take 'for' as 'for' indicates the purpose, not the reference.
He is thinking of retiring from his post several years before the normal age.
Question 4
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Marie Curie was born ____Warsaw.

A
On

B
At

C
In

D
From

Solution

The given sentence indicates a place.
In is used to indicate a large space and time. Hence option C is the correct answer.
At is used to indicate a smaller area. Hence option B is incorrect.
On in used to indicate a position on the surface, dates and time. Hence option A is the incorrect answer.
From is used to indicate origin. Hence option D is incorrect.
Question 5
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The child spends almost all his money _____ chocolate.

A
at

B
over

C
on

D
about

Solution

A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
the correct answer is option C) on as 'on' indicates the thing the child spends almost all his money on.
'At', 'over' and 'about' can not be used here as 'at' is used to refer to a location, 'over' is used with numbers( to indicate that something is greater than the mentioned number,and 'about' is used to refer information.Therefore, these prepositions can not be used here.
The child spends almost all his money on chocolates.
Question 6
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Could you run _____ 10 copies of this hand-out, please?

A
at

B
off

C
on

D
out of

Solution

A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
The correct answer is option B)off as 'off' as 'off' indicates production ( of 10 copies ) here.
'At', 'on' and 'out of' can not be used here as they indicate a location, a position, and exclusion respectively.
Could you run off 10 copies of this hand-out, please?
Question 7
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He spends his time_____the banks of the river.

A
In

B
To

C
About

D
On

Solution

A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
The correct answer is option D) on as it indicates a position ( the banks of the river).
'In', 'to' and 'about' cannot be used here as they indicate a location within a larger area, direction and information respectively.
He spends his time on the banks of the river.
Question 8
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
They went _____ sleep for several days.

A
without

B
out of

C
for

D
off

Solution

A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
The correct answer is option A)without as 'without' indicates exclusion of something (sleep).
'Out of' , 'for' and 'off' can not be used here as they indicate leaving a thing from other thing, a purpose and leaving a place suddenly respectively.
They went without sleep for several days.
Question 9
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A country is quieter _____a city.

A
With

B
To

C
Than

D
Ago

Solution

A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
The correct answer is option C) Than as it indicates comparison in the sentence.
'With', 'to' and 'ago' cannot be used here as they indicate inclusion, direction and time respectively.
A country is quieter than a city.
Question 10
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Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
My friend leads _______ a very easy life.

A
with

B
in

C
no preposition

D
to

Solution

Prepositions are words that express a relation (like place, time) between the noun and the rest of the sentence. Usually, the preposition follows an intransitive verb (a verb that does not require an object). In most cases, the transitive verb (verb that takes an object) does not require a preposition.
In the given sentence, the verb 'leads' is transitive, because it is followed by an object "a very easy life". Hence, we do not require a preposition in this sentence.
So, option C is correct.
'With' means 'accompanied by', 'in' means 'enclosed within something' and 'to' expresses an action towards something. These words are not required here as the verb 'leads' is transitive.
Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.

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Question 1

at / for

on / for

for / for

to / on

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Question 2

on / over

from / over

to / into

from / into

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Question 3

of / from

about / of

of / of

of / for

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Question 4

On

At

In

From

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Question 5

at

over

on

about

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Question 6

at

off

on

out of

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Question 7

In

To

About

On

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Question 8

without

out of

for

off

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Question 9

With

To

Than

Ago

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Question 10

with

in

no preposition

to

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