Preposition Form Quiz
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The two brothers have not spoken for years since they had a fall ___________.
A. through
B. down
C. out
D. apart
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Shylock’s reluctance to part __________ his ducats is clearly portrayed by Shakespeare in the drama, ‘The Merchant of Venice’.
A. for
B. with
C. against
D. away
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The police came up with horrifying revelations when they looked ________ the simple yet complicated case of the bank robbery.
A. into
B. through
C. out
D. up
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They prevailed __________ me to play a few tunes on the piano.
A. to
B. at
C. by
D. upon
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Most of these shipwrecks came _______ by collision, by storm or by bad navigation.’
A. in
B. against
C. by
D. about
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Abu smashed a glass case and made ______ with a number of items of jewellery.
A. through
B. up
C. away
D. against
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The Secretary-General presided _________ all the meetings of the United Nations.
A. under
B. on
C. by
D. over
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Africa, the origin of life, abounds _______ endless red deserts and intolerably hot storms.
A. by
B. upon
C. with
D. through
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They set ___________ their differences and came together for a common cause.
A. aside
B. with
C. about
D. through
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I am sure that he will come ________ to my point of view eventually.
A. through
B. around
C. to
D. with
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A fight broke ________ between the supporters of two opposing teams at the stadium.
A. down
B. up
C. out
D. through
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Please ensure that you call ______ Anna when you visit New York.
A. by
B. about
C. on
D. against
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The principal was thankful to the students who had brought ___________ the issue underlying the conflict.
A. forth
B. about
C. out
D. in
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Ryan came ________ a hideous creature when he ventured deep into the woods.
A. through
B. across
C. with
D. up
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The businessman was forced to comply ________ the laws of the land.
A. with
B. to
C. against
D. for
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The plan for the rocket launch fell _____________ due to adverse weather conditions.
A. through
B. out
C. down
D. back
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The old man was cheered by one and all when he set __________ his first climb.
A. aside
B. in
C. about
D. out
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It was unfathomable to imagine that the world would dispense __________ typewriters.
A. out
B. off
C. by
D. with
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It took more than two months to put ________ the bushfires in Australia.
A. in
B. out
C. up
D. with