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(21 Mar) IDIOMATIC USE OF PREPOSITIONS

EXERCISE ON PREPOSITIONS

1. Directions: Write an appropriate preposition in each blank.

1. Anuj had been missing ______ home for two days now, and I was beginning to feel afraid ______ his safety. He

had left because I was annoyed ______ his poor exam results and had shouted ______ him.

2. When she was at school, Hema was very keen ______ music and languages. She was involved ______ the

school orchestra and I remember that she was responsible ______ setting up the German Society. She was

always very popular ______ her fellow pupils.

3. It was important ______ me to get home early as Smita and Sameer were coming over for dinner. But when I

got to the station I saw that it was crowded ______ people waiting for trains delayed because of the bad

weather. Just then, a car pulled up and a man inside shouted ______ me, offering me a lift. My first reaction was to be suspicious ______ him, until I realised that it was Smita’s brother. He said he was going my way and he

would be glad ______ the company on the drive home through the snow.

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(22 Mar) IDIOMATIC USE OF PREPOSITIONS

Directions: Write an appropriate preposition in each blank. (Open Dictionary Test)

1. Her child is not amenable ______ discipline.

2. If you are deficient ______ social qualities, you cannot succeed in life.

3. This kind of action would be derogatory ______ his dignity.

4. We could not prevail ______ him to remain silent.

5. All members are responsible ______ the Chairman of the committee.

6. He could never reconcile ______ the inferior post offered to him.

7. Historians have concurred ______ each other ______ this view.

8. I normally agree ______ whatever my boss says, but rarely agree ______ her.

9. Please help yourself ______ some pastries.

10. The students mistook the approaching man ______ the principal.

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(23 Mar) MULTIPLE AND IDIOMATIC USAGE

Directions: In each of the questions, a word has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.

1.     Pen

1.     Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Clemens. 

2.     I want to pen a letter of apology and make up to her. 

3.     The student read the exam paper carefully before putting pen on paper.  

4.     Voltaire is a classic example of the pen being mightier than the sword. 

2.     Boil

1.     Their discussions often boil over into fierce arguments. 

2.     We have several projects all on boil at once.     

3.     His speeches boil down to an empty show of concern.

4.     The doctor prescribed an antibiotic for the boil on his upper lip. 

3.     Ride

1.     His political fortunes ride on these elections. 

2.     It is not a pleasant feeling to discover you have been taken for a ride by someone you trusted. 

3.     My ride fell off the bike and received serious injuries as I suddenly turned the corner.

4.     He hasn’t learnt to ride a car yet. 

4.     Fish

1.     The aquarium was well stocked with fish from different water-bodies.

2.     It was obvious that she was trying to fish for compliments. 

3.     Pakistan likes to fish in troubled waters in neighbouring countries rather than focusing on its own internal problems. 

4.     He won’t come to our party; he has other fish to fry. 

5. Goose

1.    When the police found his fingerprints, he realized that his goose was cooked and confessed. 

2.    It gave me goose bumps just to think of the time when I jumped from the 10-metre diving board into the pool.

3.    What is good for the goose is good for the geese; so I also joined up along with my friends.

4.    You silly goose, there is nothing to be frightened of.

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(24 Mar) MULTIPLE & IDIOMATIC USAGE


These questions test for the following aspects of grammar and usage:


1. Multiple Meanings of a Word.

2. Multiple Usage as Different Parts of Speech/Grammatical Forms.

3. Diction: Correct Choice of Words.

4. Different Idioms or Saying connected with a Word.

5. Correct Use of Articles with Countable/Uncountable Nouns.

6. Different Verb Patterns connected with a Verb.

7. Phrasal Verbs formed from a Verb.

8. Different Prepositions used with a Verb, Noun or Adjective.

9. Singular or Plural of Nouns. 

10.Logical Consistency in Usage.


1. Touch


1. No one can touch him when it comes to video games.

2. A spark from a camp fire can touch of a bush fire.

3. He is a touch too sure of himself.

4. She suspected a touch of sarcasm in his tone.


2.    Native


1. Although he has little formal education, he has plenty of native intelligence.

2. Although she speaks it fluently, French is not her native language.

3. He is a native of Greece, but lives in Canada.

4. Bufo marinus toads are natives of South America but were introduced into Florida in an attempt to control pests.



3.    Peer


1.    The children would peer at the darkness through their window, trying to make out the indistinct shapes.

2.    It can be hard for teenagers to resist peer pressure to consume alcohol.

3.    The Egyptian Queen Nefertiti’s beauty is without peer.

4.    A British peer is a baron, duke or any member of the aristocracy.


4.    Open


1.    Open relationships are becoming an institution in its own right among the youth, replacing the age-old institution of marriage.

2.    MK Gandhi comes across as an unabashedly open person in his autobiography.

3.    Your new job will open up exciting possibilities for you.

4.    My friends can drop in anytime as we keep our house open.

 

5.    Account


1.    She has put her talent for languages to good account as a travel consultant. 

2.    Please don’t bother to make tea of my account.

3.    Why are we obsessed with this matter; it is of little account.

4.    The biblical account of the creation of the world can be found in the book of Genesis.

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(25 Mar) ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR EXERCISE

Directions: Correct the following sentences (if necessary).

1. June is my favourite month; the roses smell so sweetly and the birds sing so happily.

2. Before medicine was considered a science, many people who practised it were regarded magicians.

3. She felt that she could not give in his demands, which she thought were completely unreasonable.

4. No sooner had he arrived, when he was taken straight up to the stranger.

5. This play is different than the one we saw last night.

6. Anatomy and Physiology are two of the basic areas of study in which medical students must concern themselves.

7. The captain declared that his vessel had carried not less than three hundred passengers on the last voyage.

8. People do not save money like they used to.

9. My friend is more skilful than me in dealing with these kinds of problems.

10. I am so exhausted I can’t scarcely keep my eyes open. 

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(26 Mar) IDIOMATIC USAGE

Directions: The following sentences test your ability to recognise grammar and usage errors. If the sentence

contains an error, select the part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct,

select option (e).

1. Today a medical doctor must (a)/ often make a choice (b)/ between engaging in private practice or (c)/engaging

in research (d)./ No error (e).

2. Far away from having been a diehard socialist, (a)/ Jaiprakash Narayan was, some scholars now contend, (b)/

influenced greatly by the (c)/economic efficieny of capitalist economies (d)./ No error (e). 

3. Though the statistics on (a)/ their experiment were neither precise or (b)/ significant, the biochemists (c)/ still

published them (d)./ No error (e).

4. The architect’s research shows (a)/ that even when builders construct (b)/ houses of stone, they still use (c)/ the

hammer more than any tool (d)./ No error (e).

5. The survey showed that (a)/ most shoppers who drive prefer the mall (b)/more than downtown stores

simply because (c)/ finding parking is less difficult at the mall (d)./ No error (e).

6. Brand-name prescription drugs are often (a)/ more familiar to consumers than generic drugs, (b)/ but the latter

are not nearly (c)/ as expensive than brand-name drugs (d)./ No error (e).

7. Employers remain (a)/ ignorant or uninterested in (b)/ the abilities of graduates (c)/ from private universities (d).

/ No Error (e).

8. The television station has received (a)/ many complaints about the clothing (b)/ advertisements, which some

viewers (c)/ condemn to be tasteless (d)./ No error (e).

9. Given her strong sense of social justice (a)/, she vehemently protested over (b)/ her party’s failure to support a

tax (c)/ decrease for senior citizens (d). / No error (e).

10. Alerted by the nervousness and (a)/ evasiveness of the witness, (b)/ the jurors were quick to perceive that his

statements (c)/ were inconsistent to those he had made earlier (d). / No error (e).

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 1. (c) ...between engaging in private practice and... 2. (a) Far (delete away) from having been a diehard socialist... 3. (b) ...were neither precise nor... 4. (d) the hammer more than any other tool. 5. (c) ...prefer the mall to downtown stores... 6. (d) ...as expensive as brand-name drugs. 7. (b) Employers remain ignorant of or uninterested in... 8. (d) ...some viewers condemn as tasteless. 9. (b) ...she vehemently protested against her party's failure... 10.(d) ...his statements were inconsistent with those he had made earlier. 

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