Grammar / verbprep
.htmVerb + Preposition /* This is the CSS stylesheet used in the exercise. */ /* Elements in square brackets are replaced by data based on configuration settings when the exercise is built. */ /* BeginCorePageCSS */ /* Made with executable version 6.0 Release 4 Build 23 */ body{ font-family: Geneva,Arial; background-color: #ff80c0; color: #004000; margin-right: 5%; margin-left: 5%; font-size: small; } p{ text-align: left; margin: 0px; font-size: 100%; } table,div,span,td{ font-size: 100%; color: #004000; } div.Titles{ padding: 0.5em;; text-align: center; color: #004000; } button{ font-family: Geneva,Arial; font-size: 100%; display: inline; } .ExerciseTitle{ font-size: 140%; color: #004000; } .ExerciseSubtitle{ font-size: 120%; color: #004000; } div.StdDiv{ background-color: #80ff00; text-align: center; font-size: 100%; color: #004000; padding: 0.5em; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px; border-color: #004000; margin-bottom: 1px; } /* EndCorePageCSS */ .RTLText{ text-align: right; font-size: 150%; direction: rtl; font-family: "Simplified Arabic", "Traditional Arabic", "Times New Roman", Geneva,Arial; } .CentredRTLText{ text-align: center; font-size: 150%; direction: rtl; font-family: "Simplified Arabic", "Traditional Arabic", "Times New Roman", Geneva,Arial; } button p.RTLText{ text-align: center; } .RTLGapBox{ text-align: right; font-size: 150%; direction: rtl; font-family: "Times New Roman", Geneva,Arial; } .Guess{ font-weight: bold; } .CorrectAnswer{ font-weight: bold; } div#Timer{ padding: 0.25em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; color: #004000; } span#TimerText{ padding: 0.25em; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; font-weight: bold; display: none; color: #004000; } span.Instructions{ } div.ExerciseText{ } .FeedbackText, .FeedbackText span.CorrectAnswer, .FeedbackText span.Guess, .FeedbackText span.Answer{ color: #004000; } .LeftItem{ font-size: 100%; color: #004000; text-align: left; } .RightItem{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 100%; color: #004000; } span.CorrectMark{ } input, textarea{ font-family: Geneva,Arial; font-size: 120%; } select{ font-size: 100%; } div.Feedback { background-color: #ff80c0; left: 33%; width: 34%; top: 33%; z-index: 1; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; padding: 5px; text-align: center; color: #004000; position: absolute; display: none; font-size: 100%; } div.ExerciseDiv{ color: #004000; } /* JMatch flashcard styles */ table.FlashcardTable{ background-color: transparent; color: #004000; border-color: #004000; margin-left: 5%; margin-right: 5%; margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em; width: 90%; position: relative; text-align: center; padding: 0px; } table.FlashcardTable tr{ border-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: #80ff00; } table.FlashcardTable td.Showing{ font-size: 140%; text-align: center; width: 50%; display: table-cell; padding: 2em; margin: 0px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #004000; background-color: #80ff00; } table.FlashcardTable td.Hidden{ display: none; } /* JMix styles */ div#SegmentDiv{ margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em; text-align: center; } a.ExSegment{ font-size: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #004000; } span.RemainingWordList{ font-style: italic; } div.DropLine { position: absolute; text-align: center; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: #004000; width: 80%; } /* JCloze styles */ .ClozeWordList{ text-align: center; font-weight: bold; } div.ClozeBody{ text-align: left; margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em; line-height: 2.0 } span.GapSpan{ font-weight: bold; } /* JCross styles */ table.CrosswordGrid{ margin: auto auto 1em auto; border-collapse: collapse; padding: 0px; background-color: #000000; } table.CrosswordGrid tbody tr td{ width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 140%; padding: 1px; margin: 0px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #000000; color: #000000; } table.CrosswordGrid span{ color: #000000; } table.CrosswordGrid td.BlankCell{ background-color: #000000; color: #000000; } table.CrosswordGrid td.LetterOnlyCell{ text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; } table.CrosswordGrid td.NumLetterCell{ text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 1px; font-weight: bold; } .NumLetterCellText{ cursor: pointer; color: #000000; } .GridNum{ vertical-align: super; font-size: 66%; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #000000; } .GridNum:hover, .GridNum:visited{ color: #000000; } table#Clues{ margin: auto; vertical-align: top; } table#Clues td{ vertical-align: top; } table.ClueList{ margin: auto; } td.ClueNum{ text-align: right; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; } td.Clue{ text-align: left; } div#ClueEntry{ text-align: left; margin-bottom: 1em; } /* Keypad styles */ div.Keypad{ text-align: center; display: none; /* initially hidden, shown if needed */ margin-bottom: 0.5em; } div.Keypad button{ font-family: Geneva,Arial; font-size: 120%; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 2em; } /* JQuiz styles */ div.QuestionNavigation{ text-align: center; } .QNum{ margin: 0em 1em 0.5em 1em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle; } textarea{ font-family: Geneva,Arial; } .QuestionText{ } .Answer{ font-size: 120%; letter-spacing: 0.1em; } .PartialAnswer{ font-size: 120%; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: #004000; } .Highlight{ color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00; font-weight: bold; font-size: 120%; } ol.QuizQuestions{ text-align: left; list-style-type: none; } li.QuizQuestion{ padding: 1em; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px 0px; } ol.MCAnswers{ text-align: left; list-style-type: upper-alpha; padding: 1em; } ol.MCAnswers li{ margin-bottom: 1em; } ol.MSelAnswers{ text-align: left; list-style-type: lower-alpha; padding: 1em; } div.ShortAnswer{ padding: 1em; } .FuncButton { text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-left-color: #bfff7f; border-top-color: #bfff7f; border-right-color: #407f00; border-bottom-color: #407f00; color: #004000; background-color: #80ff00; border-width: 2px; padding: 3px 6px 3px 6px; cursor: pointer; } .FuncButtonUp { color: #80ff00; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-left-color: #bfff7f; border-top-color: #bfff7f; border-right-color: #407f00; border-bottom-color: #407f00; background-color: #004000; color: #80ff00; border-width: 2px; padding: 3px 6px 3px 6px; cursor: pointer; } .FuncButtonDown { color: #80ff00; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-left-color: #407f00; border-top-color: #407f00; border-right-color: #bfff7f; border-bottom-color: #bfff7f; background-color: #004000; color: #80ff00; border-width: 2px; padding: 3px 6px 3px 6px; cursor: pointer; } /*BeginNavBarStyle*/ div.NavButtonBar{ background-color: #ff80c0; text-align: center; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px; clear: both; font-size: 100%; } .NavButton { border-style: solid; border-left-color: #ffbfdf; border-top-color: #ffbfdf; border-right-color: #7f4060; border-bottom-color: #7f4060; background-color: #ff80c0; color: #000000; border-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; } .NavButtonUp { border-style: solid; border-left-color: #ffbfdf; border-top-color: #ffbfdf; border-right-color: #7f4060; border-bottom-color: #7f4060; color: #ff80c0; background-color: #000000; border-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; } .NavButtonDown { border-style: solid; border-left-color: #7f4060; border-top-color: #7f4060; border-right-color: #ffbfdf; border-bottom-color: #ffbfdf; color: #ff80c0; background-color: #000000; border-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; } /*EndNavBarStyle*/ a{ color: #00ff00; } a:visited{ color: #0000ff; } a:hover{ color: #00ff00; } div.CardStyle { position: absolute; font-family: Geneva,Arial; font-size: 100%; padding: 5px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; color: #004000; background-color: #80ff00; left: -50px; top: -50px; overflow: visible; } .rtl{ text-align: right; font-size: 140%; } // //]]> Verb + Preposition Type the correct preposition
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Children should be taught to apologise immediately _____ doing something wrong.
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A belief _____ some higher life form is important to many people.
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Italian belongs _____ the group of romance languages.
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Governments need to impose laws to look ____ the environment.
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I have to take care ____ my little brother while I'm on holidays.
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When technology collides ______ religion, there can be some problems.
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Most Universities depend _____ complex computer systems to make everything run smoothly.
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One year consists ______ 52 weeks.
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Laughing ____ others is considered rude.
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Listening _____ relaxation CDs is a great way to unwind.
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World leaders should concentrate _____ their own country and its problems instead of world issues.
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Every year thousands of people die _____ heart related illnesses.
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I am writing to complain ________ the state of the roads in Queensland.
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Many students dream ______ being rich one day, but this will only happen with hard work.
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Noone could claim to never have heard ______ Coca Cola as it is so popular throughout the world .
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It is very difficult for single mothers to live _____ a government pension.
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Parents going through a divorce need to be careful that they do not shout _____ each other within hearing of their children.
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The number of people suffering _______ lung cancer is still increasing regardless of government warnings on smoking.
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If there is a chance of saving some death row criminals who have been wrongly accused _______ crimes, then DNA testing has to be used.
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The police charged three teenagers _______ drink driving.
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The budget surplus should be split ______ two main areas.
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A new government always blames the previous government ________ anything that goes wrong.
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The drug dealers were sentenced ______ 15 years in jail.
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The University is going to spend $1m ______ a new sports club.
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Older people generally prefer tea _____ coffee.
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Regarding lions ______ pets can only lead to trouble.
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University provides students _____ some important skills to help them cope later in life.
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Employers are not allowed to discriminate ________ people because of their age.
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The people who protested _______ gun laws need to think more seriously about the crime problem.
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Teenagers go through a phase when they rebel _______ everything their parents say.
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Often families do not budget _____ the costs associated with buying a new pet.
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Parents cannot afford to lose contact with their children because they disapprove _____ their new spouse.
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Students should beware _____ plagiarising when they write essays at university.
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It is difficult for people to adapt _______ living in foreign countries.
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