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Exercise in Composition 67
Fill blanks with suitable Prepositions:-
1. The dog ran ____________ the road.
2. The river flows ____________ the bridge.
3. The work was done ____________ haste.
4. He is afraid ____________ the dog.
5. I am fond ____________ music.
6. He goes ____________ Sunday ____________ church.
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7. He died ____________ his country.
8. The steam-engine was invented ____________ James Watt.
9. The burglar jumped ____________ the compound wall.
10. The village was destroyed ____________ fire.
11. What is that ____________ me?
12. It cannot be done ____________ offence.
13. He spoke ____________ me ____________ Urdu.
14. They live ____________ the same roof.
15. I have not seen him ____________ Wednesday last.
16. I have known him ____________ a long time.
17. The moon does not shine ____________ its own light.
18. This is a matter ____________ little importance.
19. I am tired ____________ walking.
20. He has not yet recovered ____________ his illness.
21. I shall do it ____________ pleasure.
22. God is good, ____________ me.
23. I will sit ____________ my desk to do my lesson.
24. I am sorry ____________ what I have done.
25. O God! Keep me ____________ sin.
26. I bought it ____________ fifteen rupees.
27. He broke the jug ____________ a hundred pieces.
28. It has been raining ____________ yesterday.
29. I have been working hard ____________ arithmetic.
30. We suffered ____________ your neglect.
31. The exercise was written ____________ me ____________ a Camlin pen.
32. “Will you walk ____________ my parlour?” said the spider ____________ the fly.
33. It is ten o'clock. ____________ my watch.
34. There is nothing new ____________ the sun.
35. Do not cry ____________ spilt milk.
36. You, boys, must settle it ____________ yourselves.
37. The public are cautioned ____________ pickpockets.
38. They drove ____________ Mumbai ____________ Pune.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate Prepositions:-
1. He lives ____________ Hyderabad. He lives ____________ 48 Tilak Street.
2. He started ____________ six ____________ the morning.
3. He hanged himself ____________ a piece of cloth.
4. The portrait was painted ____________ a famous artist who flourished ____________ the Sixteenth
century.
5. I must start ____________ dawn to reach the station in time.
6. I hope to reach the station ____________ an hour at the outside.
7. The child has been missing ____________ yesterday.
8. The caravan must reach its destination ____________ sunset.
9. The mail train is due ____________ 3 P.M.
10. He travelled thirty kilometers ____________ two hours.
11. He rushed ____________ room, panting for breath.
12. He does not leave his house ____________ 9 o'clock.
13. The Express departs ____________ 3 P.M. ____________ Delhi.
14. Human sacrifices were practiced ____________ the Nagas.
15. I received his message ____________ eight o'clock ____________ the morning.
16. ____________ last month I have seen him but once.
17. ____________ rice they had curry.
18. The fever has taken a turn for the better ____________ yesterday.
19. He has spent his life ____________ Kolkata.
20. I saw him felling a big tree__________ a hatcher.
21. Come and sit ____________ me.
22. Nobody ____________ you knows the truth.
23. While I was ____________ Delhi he was ____________ Mumbai.
24. He was killed ____________ the robber ____________ a hatchet.
25. We shall stay three months ____________ America.
26. ____________ Rustom and Sohrab, there were three other boys present.
27. ____________ a Ford he has a Fiat car.
Exercise in Composition 83 Fill in the blanks with appropriate Prepositions:-
1. The Nizam subscribed a handsome sum ____________ the Flood Relief Fund.
2. His friends condoled ____________ him ____________ his bereavement.
3. He quarrelled ____________ me ____________ a trifle.
4. He readily complied ____________ my request.
5. He dispensed ____________ the services of his dishonest clerk.
6. He yielded ____________ superior force.
7. He despaired ____________ success.
8. He supplies the poor ____________ clothing.
9. His friends disagreed ____________ him on that point.
10. He acceded ____________ my request.
11. He abstains ____________ liquor.
12. He was found guilty ____________ manslaughter.
13. He is incapable ____________ doing good work.
14. He is married ____________ my cousin.
15. He is sensible ____________ your kindness,
16. He is true ____________ his king.
17. He is involved ____________ difficulties.
18. The auditor is entitled ____________ his remuneration.
19. I prefer tea ____________ coffee.
20. I don't concur ____________ you ____________ that opinion.
21. There is no exception ____________ this rule.
22. 1 am obliged ____________ you ____________ your kindness.
23. I am not envious ____________ his success.
24. I am convinced ____________ the necessity of prudence.
25. We should rely ____________ our own efforts.
26. I inquired ____________ the servant if his master was at home.
27. I purposely refrained ____________ saying more.
28. I insisted ____________ going.
29. I exchanged ____________ him my calculator ____________ a camera.
30. I assented ____________ his proposal.
31. I am not satisfied ____________ your explanation.
32. You must conform ____________ the regulations.
33. He did not profit ____________ experience.
34. We should all aim ____________ excellence.
35. Alcohol is injurious ____________ health.
37. The stories in that book are full ____________ interest.
38. Don't associate ____________ disreputable people.
39. Do not indulge ____________ strong language.
40. He is grateful ____________ his master ____________ many favours.
41. He is dependent ____________ his parents.
42. He is abstemious ____________ eating and drinking.
43. He is prompt ____________ carrying out orders.
44. He is vain ____________ his attainments.
45. He is deficient ____________ common sense. .
46. He is vexed ____________ me.
47. He is indifferent ____________ his own interest.
48. He is proficient ____________ mathematics.
49. He is not ashamed ____________ his neighbours.
50. He is devoid ____________ sense.
51. He is suspicious ____________ all his neighbours.
52. He has a passion ____________ arguing.
53. Recently there has been a reduction ____________ the price of milk.
54. He proved false ____________ his friend.
55. A square may be equivalent ____________ a triangle.
56. The avaricious man is greedy ____________ gain.
57. He is very different ____________ his brother.
58. The head-dress of the Cossacks is similar ____________ that of the ancient Persians.
59. He was born ____________ humble parents in Nasik.
60. His views do not accord ____________ mine.
1. Temperance and employment are conducive ____________ health.
2. A policeman rescued the child ____________ danger.
3. Dogs have antipathy ____________ cats.
4. He promised not to do anything repugnant ____________ the wishes of his parents.
5. He is not the man to allow any one to encroach ____________ his rights.
6. Some of the members of the Assembly complained ____________ increased military expenditure.
7. Even the enemies admit that he is endowed ____________ rare talents.
8. He inspires respect ____________ his friends.
9. Our path is beset ____________ difficulties.
10. He was not able to give a satisfactory explanation ____________ his absence.
11. His illness is a mere pretext ____________ his absence.
12. He has been very much indulgent ____________ his children.
13. This discussion is hardly relevant ____________ the subject
14. Contentment is essential ____________ happiness.
15. Early rising is beneficial ____________ health.
16. He is not likely to do anything detrimental ____________ our interests.
17. His benefactions must redound ____________ his credit.
18. Only graduates are eligible ____________ the post.
19. He is capable as a leader, but intolerant ____________ opposition.
20. Boys over sixteen are debarred ____________ competing.
21. Father Damien consecrated his life ____________ ameliorating the lot of lepers.
22. That rule is not applicable ____________ your case.
23. A public man should be tolerant ____________ criticism.
24. He is willing to make a concession ____________ the demands of his employees.
25. I often find him absorbed ____________ thought.
26. The accommodation is adequate ____________ our needs.
27. The hotel is adjacent ____________ the station.
28. The authorship of the book is wrongly ascribed ____________ him.
29. Never do anything that is not compatible ____________ public safety.
30. His father often connives ____________ his follies.
31. Some public men are very sensitive ____________ criticism.
32. He is addicted ____________ gambling.
33. You need not be afraid ____________ being late.
34. Death is preferable ____________ disgrace.
35. Cats are tenacious ____________ life.
36. It is not true that the study of science tends ____________ atheism.
37. Some films are an incitement ____________ crime.
38. He was angry ____________ me, because he thought my remark was aimed ____________ him.
39. The climate of Rangoon does not agree ____________ him.
40. His plans are adverse ____________ my interests.
41. The question of unemployment bristles ____________ difficulties.
42. Although he was bred ____________ the law, he became a successful journalist.
43. Generally, the rich are more covetous ____________ money than the poor.
44. He is still smarting ____________ rebuke.
45. He scoffed ____________ the idea of revolution.
46. He has reverted ____________ his former post.
47. The battle resulted ____________ a victory for the Allies.
48. He restored the article ____________ its rightful owner.
49. The whole theory rests ____________ no firmer foundation than mere conjecture.
50. The ultimate decision rests ____________ the board of directors.
51. Only when persuasions failed the police resorted ____________ force.
52. Superstitious fears preyed ____________ his mind and made him miserable.
53. He piques himself ____________ his artistic taste.
54. They now jeered ____________ him whom they had once acclaimed as their hero.
55. His followers now began to intrigue ____________ his adversary.
56. She interceded ____________ her husband on behalf of the people.
57. It is not easy to infer ____________ his account the real state of affairs.
58. He died without imparting ____________ anyone the secret of his process.
59. His statement was tantamount ____________ a confession.
60. The facts point ____________ a different explanation.
61. His friends prevailed ____________ him to withdraw his resignation. 62. Few boys are not amenable
____________ discipline.
1. Silkworms feed ____________ mulberry trees.
2. Pavlova excels ____________ dancing.
3. The wild boar abounds ____________ some parts of Europe.
4. He has no special liking ____________ mathematics.
5. Asoka is worthy ____________ remembrance.
6. The godown is infested ____________ rats.
7. There is no exception ____________ this rule.
8. Nothing conduces ____________ happiness so much as contentment.
9. Alcohol is injurious ____________ health.
10. Oil is good ____________ burns.
11. Invalids are not capable ____________ continued exertion.
12. The British Parliament is composed ____________ two Houses.
13. Do no confide your secrets ____________ every one.
14. He is abstemious ____________ his habits.
15. He is ignorant ____________ what he pretends to know.
18. Birbal is celebrated ____________ his witty sayings.
19. The avaricious man is greedy ____________ gain. 20. The Atlantic separates Europe ____________
America.
21. Adam assigned ____________ every creature a name peculiar ____________ its nature.
22. Temperance and employment are conducive ____________ health.
23. A brave boy rescued the child ____________ danger.
24. Industry is the key ____________ success.
25. The customs were searching ____________ drugs at the airport.
26. Elizabeth knew how to inspire her soldiers ____________ hope.
27. Long indulgence ____________ vice impaired his once robust constitution,
28. Early rising is beneficial ____________ health.
29. We should live in a style suited ____________ our condition.
30. Examinations act as an incentive ____________ diligence.
31. Hard work and perseverance are indispensable ____________ success in life.
32. He is too miserly to part ____________ his money.
33. He is a clever man, but unfortunately diffident ____________ his powers. 34. Suddenly we were
enveloped ____________ dense fog.
35. Many aspire ____________ greatness, but few attained. 36. His income is not adequate ____________
his wants.
37. The soil of Pune is favourable ____________ roses,
38. I am sick ____________ the whole business.
39. A car will he a great convenience ____________ a busy man like him.
40. Whoever acts contrary ____________ nature does not go unpunished.
41. The accident resulted ____________ the death of five people.
42. These derelict houses are reproach ____________ the city.
43. The Germans were called baby-killers and their methods of warfare stigmatized as a reproach
____________ civilization.
44. The mule was partially relieved ____________ the load,
45. America has raised a tariff wall to protect home industries ____________ foreign competition.
46. The facts point ____________ a different conclusion.
47. Your wish is tantamount ____________ a command.
48. This state is committed ____________ the policy of total prohibition.
49. One is sure ____________ what one sees.
50. He is indifferent alike ____________ praise and blame.
1. No doubt he has achieved much, but I cannot give him credit ____________ all that he boasts
____________.
2. The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance ____________ human achievement.
3. He is indebted ____________ his friend ____________ a large sum.
4. What Dr. Arnold mainly aimed ____________, was to promote the self-development of the young minds
committed ____________ his charge.
5. He was so much enamoured ____________ her that he forgot his duties ____________ his children.
6. It is difficult to agree ____________ those critics who ascribe the work of Shakespeare ____________
Bacon.
7. In his autobiography he refers ____________ his abhorrence ____________ animal diet.
8. He conversed ____________ us ____________ subjects ____________ varied interest.
9. The accident happened ____________ him ____________ a late hour and ____________ an out-of-the-
way place.
10. A cashier is liable to, render account ____________ the money received ____________ him.
11. The soldiers ____________ the front were provided ____________ provisions to last them a year.
12. We are accountable ____________ God ____________ our action. 13. Let us vie ____________ one
another ____________ doing good.
14. His thirst ____________ knowledge left him no leisure ____________ anything else.
15. The rich and the poor alike nobly responded ____________ the call ____________ further funds.
16. For those who suffer ____________ nerves the remedy lies ____________ perfect rest.
17. A slave lies ____________ the necessity ____________ obeying his master's orders.
18. The heir ____________ the throne was free ____________ physical or moral taint.
19. He impressed ____________ them that sorcery was vital ____________ their success.
20. Methylated spirit is spirit of wine made undrinkable by mixing it ____________ methyl to exempt it
____________ duty.
21. To love our country, to be interested ____________ its concerns, is natural ____________ all men.
22. He complained ____________ his weak eyes and lamented the necessity ____________ spectacles.
23. Samudragupta was known ____________ his skill ____________ music and song; he was equally
proficient -- the allied art of poetry.
24. It is the grasping of power combined ____________ the thirst ____________ fame which constitutes
ambition.
25. It would be well for us to admire what is worthy ____________ admiration in such a people, rather
than to carp ____________ their errors.
26. The common fallacy is that intimacy dispenses ____________ the necessity of politeness. The truth is
just the opposite ____________ this.
27. The title Master was originally prefixed ____________ the name of a person of rank or learning; it is
now restricted ____________ boys.
28. This ticket will entitle you ____________ a free seat at the concert.
29. History, as well as daily experience, furnishes instances of men endowed ____________ the strongest
capacity ____________ business and affairs, who have all their lives crouched under slavery to the grossest
superstition.
30. He has no liking ____________ cards, and lately he has taken a dislike-outdoor exercise.
31. At first they refused to acquience ____________ the terms, but finally yielded ____________ the logic
of facts.
32. The hippopotamus feeds chiefly ____________ aquatic plants, but also seeks its food on land and is
sometimes destructive ____________ cultivated crops.
33. Learning is knowledge especially as acquired ____________ study; it is frequently contrasted
____________ knowledge or wisdom gained ____________ experience.
34. At the eleventh hour he retired ____________ the contest, leaving the field open ____________ his
opponent.
35. Coriolanus, with all his greatness, was entirely devoid ____________ all sympathy ____________ the
people.
36. From this time he became habitually depressed and moody and addicted ____________ the frequent
use ____________ alcohol.
37. The first acts of the new administration were characterized rather ____________ vigour than
____________ judgement.
38. They were statesmen accustomed ____________ the management ____________ great affairs.
39. Measure yourself ____________ your equals; and learn ____________ frequent competition the place
which nature has allotted ____________ you.
40. Contrary ____________ my instructions, he went ____________ his depth and would certainly have
met ____________ a fatal mishap but for the timely help rendered ____________ him.
1. A child is not able to distinguish good ____________ evil. Death does not distinguish ____________ the
rich and the poor. Sir Ronald Ross is distinguished ____________ his medical researches. Punch is
distinguished ____________ his hunchback, (between, by, for, from)
2. On account of his age he is disqualified ____________ competing. Ill health disqualified the body --
labour and the mind ____________ study; (for, from.)
3. Innocence is not proof ____________ scandal. He was discharged as there was no proof ____________
his guilt, (against, of.).
4. He has no good cause ____________ complaint. Darkness was the cause ____________ his losing his
way. (for, of.)
5. True charity does not consist ____________ indiscriminate alms-giving. Brass consists ____________
copper and zinc, (in, of.)
6. I am not concerned ____________ his affairs. I am not concerned ____________ him ____________
that business. He was much concerned ____________ hearing the sad news. His parents are naturally
concerned ____________ his safety, (about, at, for, in, with.)
7. He parted ____________ his friends in high spirits. He parted ____________ his property and went on
pilgrimage to Dwarka. (from, with.)
8. He acted ____________ fear. He acted ____________ my suggestion. He acted ____________
compulsion, (from, under, upon.)
9. He succeeded ____________ the throne of his uncle. He succeeded ____________ his object, (in, to.)
10. He agreed ____________ my proposal. He agreed ____________ me on chat question. They could not
agree ____________ themselves, (among, to, with.)
11. The patient is now free ____________ danger. He is free ____________ his money. The goods, were
passed free ____________ duty (from, of, with)
12. I prevailed ____________ him to join our Union. He prevailed ____________ me in the dispute. The
peculiar custom prevails ____________ the Todas. (among, over, upon.)
13. I was angry ____________ him ____________ lying to me. (for, with)
14. The city is well provided ____________ corn. We should provide ____________ risk of fire by insuring
our goods. He has provided ____________ his children, (against, for, with).
15. The police is entrusted ____________ the enforcement of law and order. The children were entrusted
____________ the care of their uncle, (to, with.)
16. 'The edition of Ivanhoe is adapted ____________ Indian boys. The form and structure of nests are
adapted ____________ the wants and habits of each species. Many Urdu plays are adapted -- English. (for,
from, to.)
17. We are all slaves ____________ convention. No man should be a slave ____________ his passions, (of,
to.)
18. He is blind one eye. Are you blind ____________ your own interests? (of, to.)
19. There is no exception ____________ the rule. All the ministers were present at the function with the
exception ____________ Mr. Smith. He took exception ____________ the presence of an out sider,
(against, of, to.)
20. His creditors became impatient ____________ payment. Impatient ____________ delay, he knocked at
the door rather loudly. The people became impatient ____________ the burden of heavy taxation, (at, for,
under).
1. He invested his patrimony ____________ jute shares. The Police Commissioner is invested
____________ magisterial powers. (in, with)
2. Let us talk ____________ something else. For a while they talked ____________ politics I will talk
____________ my son respecting his conduct, (about, of, to)
3. He takes no interest politics. What you say has no interest ____________ me. I have no interest
____________ the agents of the firm, (for, in, with.)
4. He has a reputation ____________ honesty. He has the reputation ____________ being a good teacher.
(for, of)
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, (for, of, on, over.)
6. He fell a victim ____________ his own avarice. The victims ____________ cholera were mostly poor
people, (of, to.)
7. I have no use ____________ it. He has lost the use ____________ his right arm. (for, of.)
8. There are some diseases that proceed ____________ dirt. After visiting Agra we proceed ____________
Delhi. Let us proceed ____________ the work in hand, (from, to, with.)
9. He supplied the poor ____________ clothing. He supplied clothing ____________ the poor, (to, with)
10. She was greatly afflicted ____________ the loss of her only child. The old man is afflicted
____________ gout, (at, with)
11. The teacher impressed ____________ us the value of discipline. We were impressed ____________
what he said, (on, with.)
12. The operation was accompanied ____________ little or on pain. She was accompanied ____________
her brother, (by, with.)
13. The English allied themselves ____________ the French. Elementary Algebra is allied --Arithmetic, (to,
with.)
14. Napoleon had a genius ____________ military tactics. Without doubt he is a genius ____________
mathematics, (for, in.)
15. The idea originated ____________ him while he was travelling in japan. The fire originated
____________ a haystack, (in, with.)
16. He jumped ____________ a conclusion not warranted by facts. The child jumped ____________ joy
when I gave him sweets. He jumped ____________ my offer, (at, for, to.)
17. He is negligent ____________ whatever he does. He is negligent ____________ his duties, (in, of.)
18. Contentment is requisite ____________ happiness. He is told that prolonged treatment is requisite
____________ effecting a cure, (for, to,)
19. His shattered health is the result ____________ intemperance. Jealousy results ____________
unhappiness. No good is likely to result ____________ this union, (from, in, of.)
20. It does not rest ____________ the Collector to order his release. His whole case rests ____________
alibi. (on, with.)
21. Most of the roads in that district are not suitable ____________ motor-cars. He lives in a style suitable
____________ his position, (for, to.)
22. He responded ____________ the ladies in a humorous speech. The boy immediately responded
____________ a blow. He responded ____________ his toast in a neat little speech, (for, to, with.)

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Preposition (Wren & Martin ) Exercises

1. The dog ran ____________ the road.

2. The river flows ____________ the bridge.

3. The work was done ____________ haste.

4. He is afraid ____________ the dog.

5. I am fond ____________ music.

6. He goes ____________ Sunday ____________ church.

8. The steam-engine was invented ____________ James Watt.

9. The burglar jumped ____________ the compound wall.

10. The village was destroyed ____________ fire.

11. What is that ____________ me?

12. It cannot be done ____________ offence.

13. He spoke ____________ me ____________ Urdu.

14. They live ____________ the same roof.

15. I have not seen him ____________ Wednesday last.

16. I have known him ____________ a long time.

18. This is a matter ____________ little importance.

19. I am tired ____________ walking.

20. He has not yet recovered ____________ his illness.

21. I shall do it ____________ pleasure.

22. God is good, ____________ me.

23. I will sit ____________ my desk to do my lesson.

24. I am sorry ____________ what I have done.

25. O God! Keep me ____________ sin.

26. I bought it ____________ fifteen rupees.

28. It has been raining ____________ yesterday.

29. I have been working hard ____________ arithmetic.

30. We suffered ____________ your neglect.

31. The exercise was written ____________ me ____________ a Camlin pen.

33. It is ten o'clock. ____________ my watch.

34. There is nothing new ____________ the sun.

35. Do not cry ____________ spilt milk.

36. You, boys, must settle it ____________ yourselves.

37. The public are cautioned ____________ pickpockets.

38. They drove ____________ Mumbai ____________ Pune.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate Prepositions:-

1. He lives ____________ Hyderabad. He lives ____________ 48 Tilak Street.

2. He started ____________ six ____________ the morning.

3. He hanged himself ____________ a piece of cloth.

5. I must start ____________ dawn to reach the station in time.

7. The child has been missing ____________ yesterday.

8. The caravan must reach its destination ____________ sunset.

9. The mail train is due ____________ 3 P.M.

10. He travelled thirty kilometers ____________ two hours.

11. He rushed ____________ room, panting for breath.

12. He does not leave his house ____________ 9 o'clock.

13. The Express departs ____________ 3 P.M. ____________ Delhi.

14. Human sacrifices were practiced ____________ the Nagas.

16. ____________ last month I have seen him but once.

17. ____________ rice they had curry.

19. He has spent his life ____________ Kolkata.

20. I saw him felling a big tree__________ a hatcher.

21. Come and sit ____________ me.

22. Nobody ____________ you knows the truth.

23. While I was ____________ Delhi he was ____________ Mumbai.

24. He was killed ____________ the robber ____________ a hatchet.

25. We shall stay three months ____________ America.

27. ____________ a Ford he has a Fiat car.

Exercise in Composition 83 Fill in the blanks with appropriate Prepositions:-

2. His friends condoled ____________ him ____________ his bereavement.

6. He goes Sunday church.

13. He spoke me Urdu.

31. The exercise was written me a Camlin pen.

38. They drove Mumbai Pune.

1. He lives Hyderabad. He lives 48 Tilak Street.

2. He started six the morning.

13. The Express departs 3 P.M. Delhi.

23. While I was Delhi he was Mumbai.

24. He was killed the robber a hatchet.

2. His friends condoled him his bereavement.

3. He quarrelled me a trifle.

20. I don't concur you that opinion.

22. 1 am obliged you your kindness.

29. I exchanged him my calculator a camera.

40. He is grateful his master many favours.