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📚 Prepositions Practice
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Q41. Contentment is essential ___________ happiness.
explanation Correct: B) to – The phrase “essential to” means something is necessary for something else. Here, contentment is necessary for happiness. Rule – Use to after adjectives like essential when linking to what it is essential for. Why others are wrong – A) for – not the common link for necessity with the object. C) in – not used to show necessity. D) of – not used to show being essential.
Q42. His house is adjacent ___________ mine.
Correct answer: B (to) Rule: "Adjacent to" is the fixed phrase to show location/next to something. Why option B is correct: His house is next to mine = adjacent to mine. Why others are wrong: A) "with" = together with; not used for location. C) "from" = away from. D) "of" = possessive/description, not for location.
Q43. She has strong antipathy ___________ smoking.
Explanation Correct answer: C (to) — “antipathy” means a strong dislike, and it is followed by the preposition to (antipathy to something). Example: antipathy to smoking. Why others are wrong: A) for — not the usual collocation with antipathy. B) against — antipathy is not typically used with “against.” D) of — incorrect collocation with antipathy.
Q44. He is envious ___________ my achievements.
Explanation: The correct preposition is of because the adjective envious is followed by of to show what one is jealous about. Rule: Envious of + noun/phrase (e.g., envious of his success). Why others are wrong: to, for, in are not used with “envious” in this meaning. Correct answer: C — of
Q45. He stood ___________ the court charged with the murder of his wife.
Explanation Correct: C) before — “stand before the court” is the fixed expression meaning to appear in court. It is the standard collocation with a court. Note: for is used with “charged with” for the crime, not for standing in front of the court. “Stand in the court” and “stand of the court” are not correct collocations here.
Q46. Since he is ill, he is confined ____________ bed.
Answer: C) to Rule/Usage: After confined (restricted) we use to to show the limit or boundary: confined to bed. Why correct: "Confined to bed" is the standard expression meaning he is restricted to lying in bed. Why others are wrong: in bed – not the usual collocation with confined; on bed – incorrect; of bed – incorrect;
Q47. Some politicians are very sensitive ___________ criticism.
Correct option: C — to Rule: The adjective sensitive is followed by the preposition to + a thing (sensitive to criticism). Why correct: “to criticism” is the natural collocation; it shows what the subject is reactive toward. Why others are wrong: A at, B on, D for are not used with sensitive in this sense.
Q48. Shakespeare had a great insight ___________ human nature.
Explanation Correct: D) into — The fixed phrase is insight into, meaning a deep understanding of something (here, human nature). Other options are not used with insight: over, upon, and for do not form the collocation with “insight.”
Q49. In the morning, Mr. Thakur simply takes a glance ____________ the newspaper headlines.
Explanation Correct: A. at — The common collocation is glance at something (quick look directed at it). So: "glance at the newspaper headlines." Option B on is not used with glance in this sense. Option C of is incorrect with glance. Option D through would imply glance through (skim the content), which changes meaning.
Q50. We must conform ____________ the rules of the games.
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