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Preposition MCQ (A / An / The) – Daily Practice Set with Answers
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Rule tip: Prepositions often depend on fixed usage: interested in, good at, depend on, fond of, and arrive at/in.
Q51. He went _________ sea alone.
👁 4 views- Rule: Use into for movement from outside to inside (entering).
- Reason here: He moves from the shore to the sea (into the water) alone.
- Why others are wrong:
- A) in – does not show motion into the water.
- B) to – indicates destination, not entering.
- D) on – wrong preposition for entering water.
Q52. Everyone in this world is accountable to God ________ his actions.
👁 1 views- 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
Q53. I am sorry _________ the mistake.
👁 0 viewsQ54. He complimented her ________ new dress.
👁 1 views- 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.”
Q55. He tried to prevent me __________ doing my duty.
👁 1 views- 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.
Q56. He will dispense __________ your services.
👁 3 views- 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.
Q57. He was assured by his friends _________ every type of help in an emergency.
👁 2 views- 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.
Q58. All is not well _________ the automobile sector.
👁 1 views- 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.
Q59. He slipped _________ his old ways and started drinking again.
👁 0 viewsQ60. Regular exercise is conducive _________ health.
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