Prepositions
The children were brought ......... by their parents.
a. under
b. by
c. up
d. down
The children were brought up by their parents.
My brother is a very active person. He lives life in the fast lane.
a. a life full of activity and excitement
Many actors get cold feet before a performance.
The snow came the snow.
Down came the snow.
When will the hairdresser dye Ann's hair?
When will Ann have her hair dyed? ( by the hairdresser)
There was a great ______ between the premier and the president.
A)mistrust C) trusting
B)trustee D) trust
There was a great mistrust between the premier and the president.
The police is looking ......... the theft near supermarket.
a. about
b. at
c. for
d. up
The police is looking for the theft near supermarket.
Don't take him so seriously; he's just ........... your leg.
Don't take him so seriously; he's just pulling your leg.
My school is opposite my house.
Opposite my house is my school.
Barry (his arm/burnt) in the fire.
Barry had his arm burnt in the fire.
Fred always gets the best marks in class. He's the most .......... person I know.
Fred always gets the best marks in class. He's the most intelligent person I know.
You should give .......... smoking. It's unhealthy.
You should give up smoking. It's unhealthy.
She gave us a ballpark figure for the cost because she............
a)Didn’t know the exact amount
b)Knew how much a ballpark costs
c)Wanted to tell us the exact amount
d)Said it was expensive
She gave us a ballpark figure for the cost because she didn’t know the exact amount.
The balloon flew away.
Away flew the balloon.
Barbara's dentist checked her teeth yesterday.
Barbara had her teeth checked ( by her dentist) yesterday.
I have been working at the computer for many hours and my eyes are_______.
A) bloodshot C) bloody
B) blood D) bloodily
I have been working at the computer for many hours and my eyes are bloodshot.
Outside the restaurant, we came ........ the singer who won the "Golden microphone"
Outside the restaurant, we came into the singer who won the "Golden microphone"
Sure, we’ve had our disagreements in the past, but that’s ........ under the bridge now.
Sure, we’ve had our disagreements in the past, but that’s water under the bridge now.
She had no sooner left the house than she realized that she'd left her notes at home.
Had she left the house than she realized that she'd left left her notes at home.
Ms Smith asked her assistant to make reservations for dinner.
Ms Smith had reservations made for dinner.
Since Gayle is so re.........., I sometimes can't tell how she feels.
Since Gayle is so reserved, I sometimes can't tell how she feels.
We put up a tent to keep the rain .............
We put up a tent to keep the rain from.
The bank robber was caught red ...........
The bank robber was caught red handed.
He had barely entered his house when the earth started shaking violently.
Barely had he entered his house when the earth started shaking violently.
A beauty therapist was plucking Helen's eyebrows at 2:00.
She was having her eyebrows plucked.
Dave is a ......... who thinks he is better than others.
Dave is a snob who thinks he is better than others.