Preposition Exercise 8

Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition:

1. She invested her patrimony ___ jute shares. The Police Commissioner is invested ____ magisterial powers.
2. Let us talk ____ something else. For a while they talked ____ politics. I will talk ____ my son respecting his conduct.
3. She takes no interest ____ politics. What you say has no interest ____ me. I have no interest ____ the agents of the firm.
4. He has a reputation ____ honesty. He has the reputation ____ being a good teacher.
5. He exercises complete authority ____ his followers. There is no authority ____ this use. I say this on the authority ____ the Oxford English Dictionary. Dr. Bridge is an authority ____ English prosody.
6. He fell a victim ____ his own avarice. The victims ____ cholera were mostly poor people.
7. He has no use ____ it. He has lost the use ____ his right arm.
8. There are some diseases that proceed ____ dirt. After visiting Agra we proceed ____ Delhi. Let us proceed ____ the work in hand.
9. He supplied the poor ____ clothing. He supplied clothing ____ the poor.
10. She was greatly afflicted ____ the loss of her only child. The old man is afflicted ____ gout.
11. The teacher impressed ____ us the value of discipline. We were impressed ____ what he said.
12. The operation was accompanied ____ little or no pain. She was accompanied ____ her sister.
13. The English allied themselves ____ the French. Elementary Algebra is allied ____ Arithmetic.
14. Napoleon had a genius ____ military tactics. Without doubt he is a genius ____ mathematics.
15. The idea originated ____ him while he was travelling in Japan. The fire originated ____ a haystack.
16. She jumped ____ a conclusion not warranted by facts. The child jumped ____ joy when I gave him chocolates. He jumped ____ my offer.
17. He is negligent ____ whatever he does. He is negligent ____ his duties.
18. Contentment is requisite ____ happiness. They are told that prolonged treatment is requisite ____ effecting a cure.
19. His shattered health is the result ____ intemperance. Jealousy results ____ unhappiness. No good is likely to result ____ this union.
20. It does not rest ____ the Collector to order his release. His whole case rests ____ alibi.
21. Most of the roads in that district are not suitable ____ motor-cars. He lives in a style suitable ____ his position.
22. He responded ____ the ladies in a humorous speech. The boy immediately responded ____ a blow. He responded ____ his toast in a neat little speech.

Answer:

1. in, with
2. about/ of, about/ of, to
3. in, for, with
4. for, of
5. over, for, of, on
6. to, of
7. for, of
8. from, to, with
9. with, to
10. at, with
11. on, with
12. with, by
13. with, to
14. for, in
15. with, in
16. to, for, at
17. in, of
18. to, for
19. of, in, from
20. with, on
21. to, for
22. for, with, to.