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Prepositions

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Question 1.

Choose the most appropriate preposition:
He was advised to abstain ______ all alcoholic drinks.

  1.    in
  2.    at
  3.    from
  4.    by
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> from
Question 2.

Choose the most appropriate preposition:
It is not always easy to sympathise ______ an unfortunate man.

  1.    with
  2.    for
  3.    by
  4.    at
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> with
Question 3.

Choose the most appropriate preposition:
He had to repent ______ what he had done.

  1.    at
  2.    of
  3.    over
  4.    for
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> for
Question 4.

Choose the most appropriate preposition:
Take this medicine and you will get rid _______ the bad cold.

  1.    from
  2.    over
  3.    at
  4.    of
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> of
Question 5.

Choose the most appropriate preposition:
My cousin has invested a lot of money ________ farming.

  1.    on
  2.    for
  3.    in
  4.    into
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> in
Question 6.

Choose the most appropriate preposition:
Give an example pertinent _______ the case.

  1.    with
  2.    on
  3.    for
  4.    to
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> to
Question 7.

Choose the most appropriate preposition:
The candidates were tense ______ expectancy.

  1.    with
  2.    in
  3.    on
  4.    from
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> with
Question 8.

Choose the most appropriate preposition:
My voice reverberated ________ the walls of the castle.

  1.    with
  2.    from
  3.    in
  4.    on
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> from
Question 9.

Choose the most appropriate preposition:
Are not these slums a disgrace _______ the civic authorities.

  1.    for
  2.    to
  3.    towards
  4.    on
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> to
Question 10.

Choose the most appropriate preposition:
She could not dissociate herself _______ what she said earlier.

  1.    off tick.pngcross.png
  2.    withtick.pngcross.png
  3.    fromtick.pngcross.png
  4.    totick.pngcross.png
  5.    None of thesetick.pngcross.png
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> fromtick.pngcross.png
Preposition is a word that is used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence. Prepositions are used to show a relationship between the noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

In the given sentence, the correct preposition to use isfrom.From is a preposition which is used to indicate a point of separation or origin. It is used to indicate a distance or degree of separation between two nouns or pronouns.

Example: She could not dissociate herself from what she said earlier.

The sentence indicates that the person wanted to separate herself from her earlier statement. The prepositionfrom is used to express the distance between the two nouns, i.e.herself andwhat she said earlier.

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