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Prepositions with Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

The document lists 30 sentences with missing prepositions and provides a key with the correct prepositions to fill in the blanks in the sentences. It addresses how prepositions are used with nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The key defines the proper prepositions to use in contexts involving things like fear, marriage, interests, suffering from illness, complaints, unemployment, desires, imprisonment, crowds, disagreements, shouting, apologies, disappointment, fondness, allergies, addiction, shame, hiding, waiting, counting on friends, appeals, coping with stress, drawing attention, damage, solutions, attitudes, influences, excuses, and taxes.

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Prepositions with Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

The document lists 30 sentences with missing prepositions and provides a key with the correct prepositions to fill in the blanks in the sentences. It addresses how prepositions are used with nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The key defines the proper prepositions to use in contexts involving things like fear, marriage, interests, suffering from illness, complaints, unemployment, desires, imprisonment, crowds, disagreements, shouting, apologies, disappointment, fondness, allergies, addiction, shame, hiding, waiting, counting on friends, appeals, coping with stress, drawing attention, damage, solutions, attitudes, influences, excuses, and taxes.

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Prepositions

with nouns, verbs and


adjectives
1. What are you afraid …………..?

2. He is married ……………. Elsa’s sister.

3. Are you interested …………… sport?

4. I had no idea she suffered ………………. diabetes.

5. I’d like to complain …………….. food.

6. An increase …………… unemployment among young people is alarming.

7. My desire ………….. something sweet was simply uncontrollable.

8. Was he sentenced …………… life imprisonment.

9. The pub is always crowded ………………. young people.

10. I don’t agree ……………. you.

11. Why are you shouting ……………… me?

12. I felt sorry ……………… him. He lost his parents in the car crash.

13. I’m quite disappointed ……………… your behaviour.

14. Is he fond ……………….. ballet?

15. I’ve heard you’re allergic ……………. milk..

16. I’m addicted ………….. you.

17. Aren’t you ashamed ………………. yourself?

18. Stop hiding ………………… other people.

19. What are you waiting ……………?

20. I can always count …………….. my friends.

21. This idea doesn’t appeal …………… me.

22. How do they cope ………….. stress?


23. Perhaps we should draw more attention ……………….. the problem of
racism.

24. The storm has done serious damage …………… the building.

25. The best solution ………… our problem would be…

26. What’s your attitude …………….. homeschooling?

27. You have a good influence …………. him.

28. What’s your excuse ……………. not coming to the party this time?

29. Do you think a tax …………… junk food will change people’s eating habits?

30. I had no intention …………….. hurting them.


Key:

1. of, 2. to, 3. in, 4. from, 5. about, 6. in, 7. for, 8. to, 9. with, 10. with, 11. at, 12. for, 13. with, 14. of, 15. to,
16. to, 17. of, 18. from, 19. for, 20. on, 21. to, 22. with, 23. to, 24. to, 25. to, 26. to, 27. on, 28. for, 29. on, 30. of

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