DEVANS CLASSES ASSIGNMENT

PREPOSITIONS ANSWER KEY

I. Find out the error part of the following sentences.

1. (b) Correction: beside. Besides means in addition to, moreover. Furthermore. Beside means by the side
of and is the right preposition here.

2. (b) Correction: deals in diamonds. The verb deal, in a context such as business should be preceded by
the preposition in and not by the preposition with. However, deal with a person/an individual is
acceptable.

3. (C) Correction: control over. Control upon is wrong. Control over is correct. Example: The boss has no
control over his employees.

4. (e) No errors.

5. (b) Correction: married to. Married with is incorrect. Married is followed by the preposition to. Example
He is married to a doctor.

6. (b) Correction: came to the throne. Came on the throne may be a direct translation from certain Indian
languages such as Telugu or Hindi, but it is wrong.

7. (b) Correction: the problem for a long time. The sentence is in the present perfect continuous tense.
The action starts in the past and continues into the present at the time of speaking. Therefore, the
prepositions to be used are since and for. Since for an actual point of time and for for duration or period
of time. Long time shows a particular duration.

8. (c) Correction: to discuss the plan of action. Discuss/define/describe are not followed by the preposition
about or any other preposition.

9. (a) Correction: When the police accused him of corruption. Accused is followed by the preposition of.

10. (c) Correction: by working late tonight. Late need not be followed by the preposition over in this
sentence. Also, note that overnight is used in a context such as: It is an overnight journey by train from
Hyderabad to Vishakhapatnam.

11. (a) Correction: The officer signed the cheque. Signed need not be followed by any preposition. The
officer signed the cheque or the officer put his signature on the cheque are both standard expressions.

12. (d) No error.

13. (c) Correction: from the one Sheetal has just rejected. Different is not followed by than but by the
preposition from. Example: Srujana is different from her sister Shalini.

14. (b) Correction: between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. The preposition between is followed by and but not the
preposition to.
15. (b) Correction: is that we did not receive. The reason is not followed by due to, because or owing to.
The reason is either followed by is that; or the reason why...that. Example: The reason why Swathi always
remains indisposed is that she does not take care of her health.

16. (b) Correction: for several years. Several years is not an actual point of time. It is a longer period of
time therefore for should be used instead of since.

17. (a) Correction: Despite a good monsoon. Despite is not followed by of. The meaning of despite is in
spite of or without being affected by.

18. (c) Correction: for a few. For a few months need not be preceded by the preposition till. Till is
redundant here.

19. (d) Correction: from this month. The sentence denotes present tense and a future benefit of the
employees. Therefore, with should be replaced by the preposition from.

20. (b) Correction: write off the debts. The meaning of write off the debts is to cancel debts and accept
that the will never be paid.

21. (c) Correction: to the children's day celebration. The verb invite is followed by the preposition to and
not for.

22. (b) Correction: the boss objected to their entering the office. The verb objected is succeeded by the
preposition to.

23. (d) Correction: pleased with her. The adjective pleased is followed by the preposition with and not by
at.

24. (c) Correction: amused at the monkeys.

25. (b) Correction: angry at the treatment given to his fans. Angry with an individual is correct.

26. (b) Correction: he is capable of. The adjective capable is followed by the preposition of and not by at.

27. (a) Correction: The professor pointed out to the.

28. (b) Correction: the action was not fully realized by. The sentence requires a passive structure; hence
the appropriate preposition is by not the preposition to.

II. Replace the bold part in the given sentences with the correct option. If you find no
correction, tick the option (d) as your answer
1. (c) Discuss/define/describe are not followed by any prepositions.

2. (a) Acquainted with is the right combination. Acquainted means having personal knowledge as a result
of study, experience, and so on. For example, to be acquainted with law.

3. (a) Refused is better than denied in such constructions.

4. (a) Permission to is the correct phrase.

5. (a) Believe is followed by the preposition in.

6. (a) Put on is not the correct phrasal verb in this context. The meaning of put on is to wear. Put in means
to do work, to use effort or to spend time. Example: You have obviously put a lot of work in on your
garden.

7. (b) Advantage is an adjective or abstract noun and is followed by the preposition of.

8. (c) For the safety of his son. Of here shows the connection of the father to his son.

9. (b) Acquaintance with and not for.

10. (a) Blame others for is correct.

11. (d) No errors

12 (c) Correspondence with is correct. Correspondence along with is incorrect.

13. (a) No decision on is correct.

14. (b) Exception to is correct. An exception to the rule means something that marks a difference from
the usual set of rules or practices etc.

15. (d) No errors.

16. (c) No leniency to is correct.

17. (b) Close resemblance to. Another example: These prices bear no resemblance to (i.e., are completely
different from) the ones I saw printed in the newspaper.

18. (a) victory over evil.

19. (b) bestowed on is correct.

20. (c) Alluded to. Alluded is used to refer to something casually or indirectly. Another example would be:
He often alluded to his poverty.

III. Choose the most appropriate preposition:

1. Ans: (d)

2. Ans (b)

3. Ans (c)

4. Ans: (b)

5. Ans: (a)

6. Ans: (b)

7, Ans: (c)

8. Ans: (a)

9. Ans: (d)
10. Ans: (b)

11. Ans: (c)

12. Ans: (a)

13. Ans: (c)

14. Ans: (d)

15. Ans: (c)

16. Ans: (d)

17. Ans: (a)

18. Ans: (b)

19. Ans: (b)

20. Ans: (c)

21. Ans: (c)

22. Ans: (d)

23. Ans: (a)

24. Ans: (a)

25. Ans: (b)

26. Ans: (a)

27. Ans: (c)

28. Ans: (d)

29. Ans: (d)

30. Ans: (e) (No preposition is required after enter)

31. Ans: (a)

32. Ans: (a)

33. Ans: (a)

34. Ans: (a)

35. Ans: (c)

36. Ans: (d)

37. Ans: (b)

38. Ans: (d)

39. Ans: (c)

40. Ans: (d)

41. Ans: (d)

42. Ans: (c)

43. Ans: (b)

44. Ans: (b)

45. Ans: (a)

46. Ans: (a)

47. Ans: (c)

48. Ans: (d)

IV. Correct the following sentences in context of the correct use of preposition.
1. Delete for

2. Delete about

3. Delete with

4. Delete into

5. Replace with by in

6. From Telugu into English

7. Persist in

8. Delete for

9. Accusing the C.M. of

10. Aims at

11. Died of

12. Tolerant of

13. Deleted on

14. Delete of

15. Delete of after comprises

16. Delete up

17. Replace with by to

18. Delete about

19. Replace by with for

20. Replace with by in

21. Replace from with of