Preposition MCQ (A / An / The) – Daily Practice Set with Answers

• The correct phrase is “accountable to” someone and “accountable for” something. Here, God is the person to whom one is accountable, and “for his actions” explains what is being accounted for.
• Correct answer: for is the fixed collocation after “accountable” to describe what is being answered for.
• Options:
  • A. about – not used with “accountable” here
  • C. to – would place God as the recipient without the action-specific meaning
  • D. over – incorrect collocation

Explanation in simple words: The correct preposition with “apologize/sorry” is for when you mean “sorry because of that thing.”

• Correct answer: C. for — Fixed phrase: “sorry for the mistake.”
• Why others are wrong:
• “from” is used to show origin or separation (not the reason).
• “with” implies accompaniment or tool, not the reason.
• “at” is used for location or times, not the reason.

• Correct: He complimented her on new dress — the fixed phrase is compliment sb on sth (praise about something).
• Wrong options:
  • A) for — not used with “compliment” here.
  • B) of — incorrect collocation.
  • D) about — not the standard preposition with “compliment.”

• Rule: prevent someone from doing something is the correct collocation.
• Reason: "prevent" requires from before the gerund to show what is being prevented.
• A, B, C: "against", "at", "with" do not form the fixed phrase with prevent in this sense.
• Usage: He tried to prevent me from doing my duty.

• Correct: with — The phrasal verb dispense with means to do away with or no longer require someone’s services.
• Rule/usage: dispense with + noun/gerund to indicate elimination or removal.
• Why others are wrong:
  • of — not used with dispense in this sense.
  • off — not correct in this fixed phrase.
  • on — changes meaning; not the collocation here.

• Rule: Assure someone of something means to tell them that they will receive that thing.
• Here, “assured … every type of help” uses of after “assured …” → He was assured of every type of help.
• Other options fail: about (not correct with “assured”); by is used to indicate the agent; with isn’t the fixed collocation here.

• Correct choice: C – Use in to indicate a state or condition within a place or field, e.g., “not well in the economy/sector.”
• Why others are wrong:
• A. of is used for ownership or part of, not a state.
• B. down is not used with “well” to describe a sector’s condition here.
• D. to indicates direction/recipient, not state.

• Correct option: A – into. The phrasal verb slip into means to gradually revert to a previous behavior or habit.
• Rule/usage: slip into + [habit/attitude] shows moving back into something familiar.
• Why others are wrong:
  • off – slip off means detach or remove, not revert to a habit.
  • by – slip by indicates passing by, not entering a state.
  • in – slip in can mean insert quietly, not revert to a habit.

• Correct: B) to — The phrase is conducive to + noun. Here, it means helpful for health.
• Rule: Use to after conducive when linking to the object (health).
• Why others are wrong:
  • A. in — conducive in is not used.
  • C. for — conducive for is not standard; we use to.
  • D. of — conducive of is incorrect.

• Rule: Use since with a specific starting time point to show actions continuing up to now.
• Reason: "Mr. Murugan has been in this college since 2010" means he started in 2010 and is still there.
• Why others are wrong:
  • A) for: only shows duration, not the exact start point.
  • C) after: relates to a time following, not the start.
  • D) before: refers to a time earlier than another point.