Complete the
phrases with the correct prepositions from the box below.
in with into
down to out into
behind
in to of in
away on into
by in up to for
|
(1)
In
summer at dawn the birds break __________ song.
(2)
Modern
life is so complicated I wouldn’t mind being cast __________ on a desert island.
(3)
The
bankrupt company had got so far _____________ with its debt payments that there
was no hope of its meeting its commitments.
(4)
He
told his secretary to hold the reports ____________ readiness in case we the
committee needed to inspect them.
(5)
The
managing director put the case __________ expansion in Asia to the company’s shareholders.
(6)
The
inhabitants of a small community are more likely to take pride ________ its
appearance than those who live in a large city.
(7)
Salesmanship
comes naturally to the New Yorker: it runs ________ their blood.
(8)
The
manager demanded a rise in salary ________ compensate for his new responsibilities.
(9)
If you bear _________ me a moment longer you
will understand what I mean.
(10) Summer heat is not conductive
_________ hard mental work.
(11) The lookout saw that the Titanic
was bearing ___________ on the iceberg.
(12) Who can be indifferent ___________
the glory that was Rome?
(13) As far as his opponents are
concerned, a dictator is likely to take the law _______ his own hands.
(14) The shortage took us ___________
surprise and we had no time to arrange alternative supplies.
(15) The government can find no painless
way to hold inflation ________ check.
(16) While the sales director was away
on holiday, the sales office got ________ a mess.
(17) I had to resign. I could not get
_________ with the boss!
(18) The injured man was done _________.
He was going to die.
(19) In the warm spring sunshine, the
plants came ________ quickly.
(20) The publisher threw a big party when
the author’s new book came __________.
ANSWERS
PREPOSITION
PHRASES
Complete the
phrases with the correct prepositions from the box below:
in with into down
to out into
behind
in to of in
away on into
by in up to for
|
(1)
In
summer at dawn the birds break into
song.
(2)
Modern
life is so complicated I wouldn’t mind being cast away on a desert island.
(3)
The
bankrupt company had got so far behind
with its debt payments that there was no hope of its meeting its commitments.
(4)
He
told his secretary to hold the reports in
readiness in case we the committee needed to inspect them.
(5)
The
managing director put the case of
expansion in Asia to the company’s shareholders.
(6)
The
inhabitants of a small community are more likely to take pride in its appearance than those who
live in a large city.
(7)
Salesmanship
comes naturally to the New Yorker: it runs in
their blood.
(8)
The
manager demanded a rise in salary to
compensate for his new responsibilities.
(9)
If you bear with me a moment longer you will understand what I mean.
(10) Summer heat is not conductive to hard mental work.
(11) The lookout saw that the Titanic
was bearing down on the iceberg.
(12) Who can be indifferent to the glory that was Rome?
(13) As far as his opponents are
concerned, a dictator is likely to take the law into his own hands.
(14) The shortage took us by surprise and we had no time to
arrange alternative supplies.
(15) The government can find no painless
way to hold inflation in
check.
(16) While the sales director was away
on holiday, the sales office got into
a mess.
(17) I had to resign. I could not get on with the boss!
(18) The injured man was done for. He was going to die.
(19) In the warm spring sunshine, the
plants came up quickly.
(20) The publisher threw a big party when
the author’s new book came out.
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