Appropriate Prepositions
Appropriate Prepositions
Marine Academy Admission Questions 2012 to 2024
Instruction: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
1. Everybody should ---- their old parents.
Answer: look after
2. The intellectual can no longer be said to live ---- margins of society.
Answer: in
3. Wordsworth introduced the readers ---- a new kind of poetry.
Answer: to
4. Companies often need to recognize their business and marketing ---- significant change in the business environment.
Answer: in response to
5. His conduct admits ---- no excuse.
Answer: of
6. He was so constant ---- me!
Answer: to
7. He was amazed ---- the smartness of the girl.
Answer: at
8. My father is confined ---- bed.
Answer: to
9. He was engrossed ---- his studies.
Answer: in
10. He has retired ---- business and moved ---- private life completely.
Answer: from, into
11. The Bullet Train travels ---- 200 miles an hour.
Answer: at
12. The Bullet Train travels ---- 200 miles an hour.
Answer: at
13. "I congratulated him ---- his success."
Answer: on
14. "He divided the money ---- the two children."
Answer: between
15. He was only a yard ---- me.
Answer: of
16. Divide the money ---- the two persons.
Answer: between
17. Where have you come ---- this money?
Answer: by
18. My father is confined ---- bed.
Answer: to
19. Quinine cures a man ---- malaria.
Answer: from
20. The ambassador called ---- the president.
Answer: upon
21. ---- all his attempts to master the assignment, he failed.
Answer: Despite
22. Do it right away ---- you will be scolded.
Answer: or
23. Please write the matter ----.
Answer: down
24. The intellectual can no longer be said to live ---- margins of society.
Answer: in
25. Put in the correct preposition in the sentence: 'I have no prejudice ---- foreigners.'
Answer: against
26. Choose the appropriate preposition: The winter has set ---- very late this year.
Answer: in
27. Mr. Shahin requested Mr. Kayser ---- telephone to attend the meeting.
Answer: through
28. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The intellectual can no longer be said to live ---- margins of society.
Answer: in
29. Put in the correct preposition in the sentence: 'I have no prejudice ---- foreigners.'
Answer: against
30. Choose the appropriate preposition: The winter has set ---- very late this year.
Answer: in
31. He has retired ---- business and moved ---- private life completely.
Answer: from, into
32. He was engrossed ---- his studies.
Answer: in
33. He exulted ---- me in my misfortune.
Answer: at
34. His motive ---- the murder is not known.
Answer: for
35. For those who suffer ---- nerves, the remedy lies ----.
Answer: from, in
36. Who are you talking ----?
Answer: to
37. When they had their first child, they put ---- a large sum for his education.
Answer: aside
38. Your conduct admits ---- no excuse.
Answer: of
39. Who are you talking ----?
Answer: to
40. It is difficult to sympathize ---- an unfortunate man.
Answer: with
41. My best friend Mazhar is named ---- his great-grandfather.
Answer: after
42. We have to deal ---- our problems.
Answer: with
43. My brother has no interest ---- music.
Answer: in
44. The police is looking ---- the case.
Answer: into
45. He fantasized ---- winning the match.
Answer: about
46. The best candidate should be appointed ---- the post.
Answer: to
47. He insisted ---- there.
Answer: on my going
48. He has been ill ---- Friday last.
Answer: since
49. The building is made ---- bricks.
Answer: of
50. There is a liberation sculpture ---- Arts building of the University of Dhaka.
Answer: in front of
51. Green tea is a good alternative ---- coffee.
Answer: to
52. She prefers stories ---- poems.
Answer: to
53. They were discussing ---- the drainage problem in the area.
Answer: no preposition
54. The building is made ---- bricks.
Answer: of
55. Eight men were concerned ---- the plot.
Answer: in
56. He lives ---- honest means.
Answer: by
57. I am not bad ---- tennis.
Answer: at
58. The old road goes ---- the village.
Answer: through
59. His conduct admits ---- no excuse.
Answer: of
60. He was so constant ---- me!
Answer: to
61. When they had their first child, they put ---- a large sum for his education.
Answer: aside
62. Let's go to the movie when you get ---- studying.
Answer: through
63. Your conduct admits ---- no excuse.
Answer: of