Mixed Grammar Test (Prepositions - Gap fills and Err...
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- in
- with
- over
- about
- for
- over
- in
- for
- against
- to
- upon
There is no point in counting ______ him as support as he is notoriously undependable.
- for
- on
- with
- through
He spoke for over forty minutes, but the speech was wholly irrelevant ______ the subject of the meeting.
- on
- to
- at
- for
- later
- latter
- the latter
- the second
- up
- over
- down
- off
- to
- for
- upon
- against
- with
- towards
- for
- against
Directions: Identify the part that has an error.
(A) Ever since he won a big lottery (B) he has been leading a luxury life (C) forgetting that unless the money is properly invested (D) he will have to revert to his old condition soon.
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
- agree upon
- concur with
- join over
- equate with
Because of low marks, he could not get admission ______ any college.
- in
- with
- into
- for
- Soviet Premier, during his Delhi visit,
- promised to assist India
- to the building of the new super thermal power project
- with both financial and technical aid
It is believed that hypertension is most often the cause ______ heart attack.
- towards
- with
- in
- of
- Repeated studies in the US has shown
- that it is seldom that the same student
- is adept in learning languages as well as
- in the study of sciences.
- Having developed high fever overnight
- the doctor suspected it as malaria
- and advised me to take a blood test
- and stay in bed for three days
Directions: Select the correct word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.
The court acquitted him ______ all the charges.
- from
- against
- for
- of
Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
- I could have easily caught the train
- if only the taxi driver did not take
- the circuitous route on the plea
- that the direct route would be congested at that time
Compared ______ China, India's progress in the agricultural field has been commendable.
- against
- over
- towards
- to
Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
- I thought I could sneak in without
- attracting my father's attention
- but he caught me at the door and asked me
- where I went at that time of the night
- Both in industry and agriculture
- the United States excelled all other countries
- till about a decade back, but now
- Japan has overtaken it in industry.
Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of these contains a mistake in grammar idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.
- His thirst having been satisfied
- the pilgrim thanked the farmer
- and promised him that on his return
- he would bring him the 'prasad' from the temple
His claims of close acquaintance ______ the high and the mighty are unbelievable.
- about
- towards
- with
- from
- I was wondering which among my brothers
- would come to receive me at the station
- and was surprised to find
- both of them on the platform
- It is only when you travel
- through the length and breadth of this country
- can you realise its enormity
- and the rich variety of its landscape