Object Of Preposition
A preposition is a word
that shows the relation of the noun following it to some other word. A
prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers
of the object in the phrase. the object of the preposition may be a noun, a
pronoun, or a word group word used as a noun.
Example
· I
don’t believe in zodiac.
· Yulia
is really into Ninjutsu.
· I
just got good news from him.
· My
sister is reading the newspaper next to her.
Question
Multiple
choice
1. Fill
in the blank: He acted ________ my instructions.
a) agreeable to
b) according to
c) in favour of
d) in course of
a) agreeable to
b) according to
c) in favour of
d) in course of
Answer: b
Explanation: Here we use a phrase preposition, according to. The correct statement will be: He acted according to my instructions.
2. Which
of these is a participial?
a) Underneath
b) Beside
c) Considering
d) Along with
a) Underneath
b) Beside
c) Considering
d) Along with
Answer: c
Explanation: Participials are present participles of verbs which are used absolutely without any noun or pronoun being attached to them. For all practical purposes, they have become prepositions. In the above question, the word Considering is the present continuous tense of the word consider, and it’s used as a participial preposition. Example: Considering his age, the Sports Council felt that he was too old to be in the international team.
3. Correct
the incorrect statement :
I do not agree to his proposal.
a) I do not agree with his proposal.
b) I do not agree for his proposal.
c) I do not agree on his proposal.
d) I do not agree at his proposal.
I do not agree to his proposal.
a) I do not agree with his proposal.
b) I do not agree for his proposal.
c) I do not agree on his proposal.
d) I do not agree at his proposal.
Answer: a
Explanation: Here the correct statement is: I do not agree with his proposal. Frequent mistakes are made through wrong use of prepositions in certain idiomatic usage.
4. Fill
in the blank: We walked ___ the river and back.
a) till
b) to
c) at
d) about
a) till
b) to
c) at
d) about
Answer: b
Explanation: The preposition used here is- to. Do not use wrong prepositions. To is used with distance and till or until with time.
5. Fill
in with appropriate preposition : I have not seen the television ______
yesterday.
a) from
b) since
c) till
d) for
a) from
b) since
c) till
d) for
Answer: b
Explanation: The correct preposition here would be- since. Since is used before a noun or a phrase, which denotes some point of time. It is preceded by a verb in perfect tense.
Error
analysis
1. In
the past, corporations had very few restrictions on what they had to pay
from employee's wages.
Answer:
to pay for employees' wages.
Explanation:
The use of the preposition "from" in the sentence is very odd. The
correct preposition needs to indicate the the "wages" are something
the "corporations" give to the "employees." The answer
choice that best reflexts this is "to pay for employees' wages."
2.
To
some people, the idea of Mardi Gras in New Orleans is synonymous for rowdy
behavior, noisiness, and disorder.
Answer: with
Explanation: According
to the idiomatic usage of prepositions, "synonymous" is typically
followed by the preposition "with," not "for." All other
variations are grammatically incorrect.
3.
The mother was endlessly comparing her friends’
children against her own, something that drove her whole family
crazy.
Answer: The mother was endlessly comparing her friends’
children with her own,
Explanation: “With”
and “to” are the only possible prepositions for the verb “compare.” “Compare
with” is used for objects of essentially the same type (for example, comparing
one family’s children with another family’s), while “compare to” is used for
objects of essentially different types (for example, comparing a mother to a
raging forest fire).
4.
The
night grew so cold that all the campers were shivering although a raging
fire.
Answer: despite
a raging fire.
Explanation: The
use of "although" in the last part of the sentence is confusing and
awkward. A different preposition can more clearly indicate the fact the campers
"were shivering" while a fire was "raging," which should
warm them. The best answer choice to do this is "despite a raging
fire."
5.
That
author's most recent novel is based on the Civil War in Spain, but, on
a deeper level, many perceive the book as a protest on Spanish social
conventions.
Answer: but,
on a deeper level, many perceive the book as a protest against Spanish social
conventions.
Explanation: The
fragment “on a deeper level” must have a comma before and after it because it
interrupts the second clause of the sentence. Also, the word “protest” must be
paired with the preposition “against.”
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