Prepositions After Verb, Adj and Nouns
Prepositions After Verb, Adj and Nouns
Prepositions After Verb, Adj and Nouns
Complete the dependent prepositions exercises by choosing the correct option (a) or
(b) to complete each of the sentences.
1. Visitors are asked to abstain ___________ smoking on the premises.
(a) on
(b) to
(a) with
(b) in
4. She took some time off work to care ________ her sick son.
(a) for
(b) of
5. I totally agree _______ your opinion everything you say about this is true!
(a) with
(b) for
(b) for
9. The management team is meeting this afternoon to decide ___________ the best
solution.
(a) on
(b) for
(b) for
(b) with
12. Take no notice of what she says she is just envious ___________ you!
(a) with
(b) of
(a) with
(b) about
(a) of
(b) in
15. The company is aware _________ the problem and is working hard to fix it soon.
(a) of
(b) in
(b) at
17. It is good that the whole team is so enthusiastic __________ the changes.
(a) to
(b) about
(a) at (b) of
(a) to
(b) with
(a) of
(b) about
(a) of
(b) on
(a) in
(b) towards
23. The manager thanked the staff on behalf _________ the directors.
(a) of
(b) on
(a) of
(b) for
(a) of
(b) for
26. Conditions are much better but there is still room __________ further
improvement.
(a) for
(b) in
27. The rise ____________ crime levels has been attributed to lower employment
opportunities.
(a) in
(b) of
28. There was a public outcry in reaction ___________ the governments proposals.
(a) with
(b) to
(b) with
30. The teacher let them finish class early __________ condition that they arrived
early the next day.
(a) in (b) on
Key: http://www.englishpracticeonline.com/dependent-prepositions-exercises/
Verbs and
dependent
prepositions
Adjectives and
dependent
prepositions
Nouns and
dependent
prepositions
abide by
according to
in agreement
abstain from
accustomed to
attack on
accuse (somebody) of
afraid of
attitude towards
add to
annoyed with/about/at
on behalf of
adhere to
anxious about
comparison between
agree with
ashamed of
on condition (that)
aim at/for
astonished at
connection between
allow for
attached to
cruelty towards
apologise to someone
aware of
decrease in
for something
apply for
delighted at/about
delay in
approve of
different from
difference between/of
argue with/about
dissatisfied with
difficulty in/with
doubtful about
disadvantage of
ask for
enthusiastic about
in doubt
attend to
envious of
under guarantee
believe in
excited about
increase in
belong to
famous for
information about
intention of
boast about
fond of
knowledge of
borrow (something)
from (somebody)
frightened of
need for
call for
friendly with
notice of
care for
good at
in order
choose between
guilty of
pleasure in
comment on
incapable of
in power
compare with
interested in
in practice
complain about
jealous of
preference for
concentrate on
keen on
protection from
conform to
kind to
reaction to
congratulate on
mad at/about
reason for
consent to
opposed to
reduction in
consist of
pleased with
report on
deal with
popular with
result of
decide on
proud of
rise in
excel at/in
puzzled by/about
at risk
room for
face up to
solution to
satisfied with
on strike
hear of/about
serious about
on suspicion of
hope for
sick of
under suspicion
insist on
similar to
in theory
interfere with/in
sorry for/about
in trouble
joke about
suspicious of
laugh at
sympathetic to(wards)
lend (something) to
(somebody)
tired of
listen to
typical of
long for
unaware of
mistake (somebody)
for
used to
object to
pay for
praise (somebody) for
prepare for
present (somebody)
with
prevent (somebody)
from
protest about
provide (somebody)
with
punish (somebody) for
refer to
rely on
run for
save (somebody) from
sentence (somebody)
to
smile at
succeed in
suffer from
stand for
talk to (somebody)
about (something)
thank (somebody) for
think of/about
volunteer to
wait for
trouble with
warn (somebody)
about
worry about