Prepositional Phrases in English Quiz

1. I'd rather have wine ____ beer.

instead than
instead from
instead to
instead of

Correct Wrong

Use 'instead of' when stating your preferences for one over another.

2. _____ bad weather, the trip will be postponed to next week.

In case
In case of
In case to
In case from

Correct Wrong

Use 'in case of' to provide the exception to what is expected.

3. _____ my fellow employees, I would like to thank management for all they have done to improve our situation.

In behalf of
To behalf of
On behalf of
From behalf of

Correct Wrong

Use 'on behalf of' when speaking for other people in formal situations such as at presentations.

4. We finally solved our problem ____ a new device created by our research and development department.

from means of
by means of
by means from
by means to

Correct Wrong

Use 'by means of' when explaining what you have used to accomplish something.

5. _____ me, I will be happy to dedicate a few extra hours to the cause.

As for
As of
As from
As to

Correct Wrong

Use the phrase 'as for me' to state your opinion in an informal manner.

6. You will have to remember that, _____ John, no one wants to work on this problem.

apart to
apart from
apart
apart of

Correct Wrong

Use the phrase 'apart from' to state who or what does not follow the norm.

7. How can they be going out?! Jane has nothing _____ Peter.

in common
in common to
in common of
in common with

Correct Wrong

Use 'in common with' when stating that you share beliefs, lifestyle, etc. with someone else.

8. _____ John, they won't finish the project until the end of next week.

According
According in
According from
According to

Correct Wrong

The phrase 'according to' is used to credit someone with an opinion or argument.

9. I'm all ____ helping out the poor when in need.

in favor of
in favor to
in favor for
in favor from

Correct Wrong

To be in favor of something means that you approve or agree with an action.

10. We will have to postpone our trip _____ the bad weather.

because
because to
because of
because from

Correct Wrong

Use 'because of' as a preposition with a noun or noun phrase, but 'because' with a full dependent clause with subject and verb.

11. Because of the _____ interest in our product, we are going to stop production of the 'whamo ring'.

lack
lack of
lack from
lack in

Correct Wrong

A 'lack of interest' means that not enough people were interested in a product.

12. _____ the large number of requests we have received, we are going to extend the sale to the end of the month.

Due to
Due of
Due from
Due

Correct Wrong

'Due to' introduces a prepositional phrase and means the same as the subordinating conjunction'although'.

13. _____ our friendly staff, you'll find our hotel provides everything you could ever desire.

In addition
In addition of
In addition to
In addition from

Correct Wrong

'In addition to' is used to provide further information and is commonly used when listing the benefits of something.

14. There is a mysterious car _____ the gate.

in front of
in front to
in front from
in front

Correct Wrong

Use 'in front of' to express the spatial relationship between two objects.

15. She was a fearless woman who acted _____ her health.

without regard to
without regard for
without regard
without

Correct Wrong

The prepositional phrase 'without regard for' indicates that someone does something despite danger to something or someone else.

16. ______ your proposal Tom, I'm afraid we won't be able to approve your project.

With regards
With regards to
With regards of
With regards from

Correct Wrong

The prepositional phrase 'With regards to' is used in formal English to indicate a change in topic.

17. Remember that communication is ______ the most important.

by far
by far of
by far to
by far from

Correct Wrong

The prepositional phrase 'by far' is used with the superlative to indicate that something or a quality is much, much more important than others.

18. I'm afraid I've charged you too much _____. Sorry about that!

on mistake
from mistake
to mistake
by mistake

Correct Wrong

Use 'by mistake' to state that something was not done on purpose.

19. You are going to have to work overtime _____ your responsibilities at home.

regardless to
regardless of
regardless through
regardless about

Correct Wrong

'Regardless of' indicates that something is important even though there are some difficulties.

20. Please don't be angry with me. I didn't break the toy ______.

to purpose
from purpose
on purpose
about purpose

Correct Wrong

If you do something 'on purpose', you do it because you want to do it.

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