DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS: VERB + PREPOSITION

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the correct word
1. Money spent advertising is preferable to money spent on efforts to improve the quality of the product.

on
in
at
of


2. Her lawyers were satisfied the verdict of the trial and decided to lodge an appeal.

of
on
with
in


3. Smoking is totally banned next month.

in
on
from
at


4. There comes a time when people begin to long the simplicity of the village or small town.

at
for
of
in


5. People who have yet to discover those enormous supermarkets, known in the States as hypermarkets really are missing out. Nothing can beat them prices and quality of service.

in
of
at
for


6. We’re all getting really fed up film stars who only give interviews when they want to plug their latest release.

at
on
with
in


7. People don’t like dealing violent criminals.

at
of
in
with


8. I’m afraid there may be something missing your report.

from
of
in
at


9. The decision whether or not to proceed the scheme will be made at a meeting later this month.

on
with
about
at


10. I informed him my intentions in the meeting yesterday.

of
about
for
with


11. When we galloped up the stairs, however, we discovered that the branch of a tree was snapped the wind and smashed one of the bedroom windows.

on
in
with
of


12. Almost entirely vegetarian, parties of animals roam from place to place search of food.

in
on
at
about


13. The first thing Inspector Highgate noticed entering his office was the glow of the cigarette.

at
in
with
on


14. There is a swimming pool designed for people who are confined a wheelchair.

to
on
in
at


15. There is also a gym where those who are disabled in some way can work out safely and the guidance of one of the sports centre's qualified assistants.

with
under
at
by


16. I've always longed to grow my hair myself, but my parents don't approve long hair.

with
of
in
on


17. Such considerations pale insignificance when compared with the benefits of such an education.

with
on
in
into


18. Hardly had he arrived at the office when his boss summoned him a meeting.

on
in
at
to


19. He can tell a glance how much a picture is worth.

at
with
on
in


20. The director regarded the secretary a status symbol.

as
with
by
in


21. The other agencies foundered the waves of recession.

at
in
on
by


22. Not being a cinema buff, I am not able to comment the quality of the film.

about
on
in
at


23. Allowed to leave the country, he would disappear a trace.

by
with
without
in


24. From age 5 to 8 or 10, children admire people who don't keep rules.

to
with
by
at


25. In middle age people generally prefer to stay touch with old friends.

in
on
with
by


26. She was thrown panic by sudden noises.

in
on
at
into


27. Parents and their adolescent children tend fall out over everyday family matters like jobs in the house and disagreements over siblings.

in
on
to
with


28. Teams were something I had encountered the sports field, not in the classroom.

in
on
with
at


29. It is simply not enough to conceive a school curriculum as a list of subjects, however important these may be.

with
at
as
of


30. She acted the spur of the moment when she decided to get on the plane.

on
in
at
with


31. I jumped the wrong conclusion when I thought he was lying.

into
to
at
in


32. What with all this stress, I've just about come the end of my tether.

to
at
in
on


33. Can you keep an eye my children while I’m away?

in
of
with
On
in