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g) I think you should stop …… and leave at 5 p.m. like everyone else.
(work)
h) I don’t want to join them on holiday. I can’t afford …… money the way
they do.(spend)
i) He dislikes …… called Fatty.(be)
j) Who offered …… all the shares? (sell)
k) You can avoid ….. mistakes if you are aware of this grammar. ( make )
You must have learned already that some verbs in English require a particular
preposition after them like “to depend on”, “to deal with” etc. The problem is to
remember which preposition is associated with which verb. This awareness can
only come from experience. Try to practice in the following exercise.
Task: supply the missing prepositions.
a) He often suffers …… a bad back.
b) What time did you arrive…… Bangkok?
c) I must apologize …… my mistake.
d) I’ve borrowed some money …… the bank.
e) You can always rely …… me.
f) He confessed …… everything in the end.
g) I advise you …… going to law.
h) My hands smell …… soap.
i) What’s become …… old Mrs. Harris?
j) He quarrels …… with everybody.
k) I insist …… knowing what happened.
l) I read ….. it in the papers.
m) Success is something you dream …….
n) She takes …… her mother.
o) I can’t deal …… this problem.
p) This article refers …… you.
q) Who’s going to pay …… all this?
r) He’s failed …… his efforts to find her.
s) They all laugh …… me.
t) How dare you interfere …… my work!
The text ahead is very informative and evokes consideration. You are offered to
read it thoroughly; if you need to look up some words in the dictionary don’t
hesitate to do it.
LITTLE QUEENS SWEEP THE BOARD
“Hot-housing” is the technical word for it – but the precocious Polgar sisters
from Hungary, who have been zapping the male chess community, certainly
don’t look like overbred hot-house blossoms.
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