Spotting The Error Quiz Topic-Preposition Part-II 60+ Questions

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(a) He took/ (b) leave of/ (c) four days/ (d) No error
(b) use preposition FOR instead of OF,,,SO leave FOR four days.

(a) Children/ should always/ (b) listen the advice of their elders/ (c) and well
wishers./ (d) No error
(b) with LISTEN use Preposition TO.,,,,So LISTEN TO ADVICE.

(a) He will not/ (b) listen/ (c) what you say./ (d) No error  
(b) Same here LISTEN TO.

(a) Nobody denies/ (b) that my ideas/ (c) are different than yours./ (d) No error
(c) With DIFFERENT use FROM,,,,So DIFFERENT FROM YOURS.

(a) It was I who was responsible of/ (b) making all the arrangements for the/
(c)successful completion of his studies./ (d) No error. Resposible takes FOR.

(a) She was in the courtyard/ (b) when the burglars/ (c) entered into her house./
(d) No error. WE DO NOT USE INTO WITH VERB ENTER....SO remove INTO.



(a) Our teacher/ (b) emphasised on/ (c) the use of correct grammar./ (d) No error  remove on
Stress, emphasise, investigate, comprise, accompany, consider, violate, pervade,
precede, succeed, invade, resist, enter, eschew, direct, join, sign, affect, ensure,
board, discuss, describe, reach, order, tell, demand, attack, control, resemble,and ridicule.

IF THESE VERBS ARE USED IN ACTIVE VOICE THEN DO NOT USE ANY PREPOSITION.

(a) On the time/ (b) of the opening ceremony of the theatre/ (c) a large crowd had
assembled/ (d) No error  AT the time of the opening ceremony of the theatre i.e. EXACT POINT OF TIME  

(a) While they were returning/ (b) from school,/ (c) a stalker attacked on them with
a knife./ (d) No error. 
(c)  with ATTACK on preposition/any preposition is not used,,,so REMOVE ON

(a) The decline of his moral values/ (b) has caused a lot/ (c) of pain to his parents/
/ (d) No error. DECLINE takes IN.

(a) Without thinking/ (b) for a moment he/ (c) entrusted me in all the responsibilities
./ (d) No error. 
ENTRUST a person WITH something,,,,ENTRUSTED ME WITH ALL THE RESPONSIBILITIES.

(a) Sudha fell in/ (b) the well and nobody / (c) tried to save him./ (d) No error    
 FELL INTO is correct.

(a) I / (b) prefer coffee/ (c) than tea/ (d) No error PREFER takes TO,,,,SO PREFER COFFEE TO TEA

a) Suresh is busy / (b) in his work/ (c) for his presentation/ (d) No error 

(b) BUSY WITH, BEGIN WITH is right,,, so busy with his work.

a) While crossing the road/ (b) an old man was/ (c) run out by a bus/ (d) No error

Replace RUN OUT with RUN OVER which is correct use.

a) Amphibians / (b) can live / (c) in water as well as land./ (d) No error  If two nouns are connected by conjunction and they take separate preposition,,preposition must be used separately ,,,So IN water as well as ON land


(a) My mother is fond off/ (b) cooking different / (c) types of dishes/ (d) No error FOND OF is right.

(a) Our teacher/ (b) cannot/ (c) control on the students./ (d) No error.  If CONTROL is verb then ON cannot be used.,,, So remove ON

(a) The lawyer has been waiting/ (b) for the prisoner / (c) since two hours / (d) No
error 
PERIOD OF TIME>>FOR
POINT OF TIME>> SINCE ,,,, so FOR TWO HOURS. (c)

 a) Mr. Bacon has / (b) great affection to/ (c) his family./ (d) No error 
AFFECTION FOR 
AFFECTIONATE TO  are the correct use,,,,So replace TO with FOR.

(a) Rekha has a great/ (b) enmity for her/ (c) brother's friend./ (d) No error ENMITY TOWARDS is RIGHT.

(a) He threw the bucket/ (b) into the river/ (c) and returned home without any
water./ (d) No error. we use IN with threw not INTO. 

 (a) There appears/ (b) to be very little/ (c) understanding among the two brothers
/ (d) No error  use BETWEEN instead of AMONG.

a) She was/ (b) angry on me because I/ (c) had not invited her to party./ (d) No error
ANGRY WITH (Someone).ANGRY AT (Something) .,,,,SO ANGRY WITH ME

AGREE WITH (a person)
AGREE TO (views)
AGREE ON (a point) 


(a) He got a prestigious job though/ (b) he was not worthy/ (c) for it./ (d) No error We use OF with WORTHY,,,So WORTHY OF.


a) He described about/ (b) the incident/ (c) in a very interesting way./ (d) No error. DESCRIBE does not take ANy preposition,,,,SO REMOVE ABOUT.

(a) My father/ (b) deals/ (c)with garments/ (d) No error. 
(c) Deal in (a commodity),,,,Here deals means to do business,,,So use IN after deals instead of WITH.

(a) I cannot / (b) deal from/ (c) those unruly students/ (d) No error.
Deal with (a subject or person) ,,,So DEAL WITH THOSE

(a) Despite of / (b)working hard/ (c) he failed/ (d) No error We must not use OF with DESPITE but we can use IN SPITE OF in place of DESPITE,,,,Remove OF

(a) Ashok/ (b) married with/ (c) Rekha last month./ (d) No error  Remove WITH.
 
(a) The earth's atmosphere/ (b)comprises of/ (c) three layers/ (d) No error. In ACTIVE VOICE Comprises does not take OF,,,SO remove OF

 (a) The court held/ (b) the local MLA responsible/ (c) for the loss or damage to any
public property./ (d) No error. 
(c) use OF after LOSS,,,So LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO

(a)He was debarred to attend/ (b) the monsoon session/ (c)of the Parliament./ (d) No error. debarred FROM is Right.

(a) We will have to await for/ (b) the result/ (c) as the managent is on strike./ (d) No error (a) AWAIT means WAIT FOR,,,So Either Use AWAIT or WAIT FOR

a) He should refrain/ (b) to associate himself with any party/ (c) because people
have faith in his integrity./ (d) No error. REFRAIN FROM is Right.

(a) The songs of / (b) the old movies are/ (c) worthlistening to./ (d) No error We use TO after LISTEN but After Worthlistening we don't use TO,,,SO remove TO.
 
(a) It should be obvious to you/ (b)that if you persist bothering him,/ (c) he will get
angry with you/ (d) No error
 PERSIST IN STH/IN DOING STH/WITH STH,,,,,So Use IN after persist.

(a) I certainly/ (b) differ with you/ (c) in this matter (d) No error Differ takes FROM not with.

(a)He had a suspected fracture, / (b) so he was/ (c)admitted into the hospital/
(d) No error. ADMITTED TO

 
(a) If you put your / (b) heart to it,/ (c) you will be a winner/ (d) No error Put your heart into it.

(a) He walked/ (b) ten miles/ (c) by foot/ (d) No error.  ON FOOT is RIGHT. which means TO WALK

(a) He is good / (b) in mathematics/ (c)but his friend isn't./ (d) No error. GOOD takes AT and BAD takes IN,,,,So Good AT mathematics

(a) Those who are in power/ (b) have to be sensitive of/ (c)the sufferings of the
poor/ (d) No error SENSITIVE TO

(a) Which newspaper/ (b) do you/ (c) subscribe for?/ (d) No error SUBSCRIBE TO


(a) We thought that the train/ (b) would be late but/ (c) it arrived exactly in time./
(d)No error For,,, Exact time>> ON TIME and Before Time>>IN TIME,,, So here will be ON TIME.

 (a) Despite of repeated warnings, / (b) he touched a live electric wire,/ (c) and was
electrocuted./ (d) No error. Remove OF

(a)It is my pleasure / (b) to congratulate you for your success/ (c) in the Civil Services
Examination/ (d) No error With Congratulate and Compliments use ON...So ON YOUR GRAND SUCCESS

 (a) I will avail/ (b) myself with/ (c) this golden opportunity/ (d) No error AVAIL takes OF,,,SO use avail myself OF

 a) It is half/ (b) past two/ (c) in my watch/ (d) No error.  BY MY WATCH is right. To ask or tell time to someone we use BY preposition before watch.

(a) She can / (b) cope up with any difficult situation/ (c) as she is a braveheart./
(d) No error. 
(b) To handle means Cope With,,,so never Use UP with COPE.

(a) Ravi/ (b) told to his friend/ (c) to buy a car./ (d) No error TOLD and TELL both Dont take TO,,,So Ravi told his friend

 
(a) He is/ (b) accused with/ (c) committing the murder./ (d) No error ACCUSED OF is Right.

a)We disposed of / (b) our old furnitures/ (c) before moving to Mumbai./ (d) No error.  
(b) Disposed OF is correct,,,After this Noun must be singular So Furnitures>>Furniture


a)He was/ (b) bereft from / (c) all his possession./ (d) No error BEREFT takes OF,,,so use OF inplace of FROM
 
(a) He assented of/ (b) my proposal/ (c) as it was very attractive./ (d) No error ASSENTED TO is Right. 
 
 (a) A large sign near/ (b) the entrance warns the visitors/ (c) to beware about
bears./ (d) No error BEWARE OF SOMETHING,,,,So here BEWARE OF BEARS,,,or we can say BEWARE OF DOGS.

(a) The teacher was tense/ (b) when he entered/ (c) the class which comprised of/
(d) a hundred students. In ACTIVE VOICE we dont use OF after COMPRISE,,,remove OF

(a) There is no rule/ (b) regarding the length of a precis/ (c) with relation to/ (d)
that of the original passage. WITH RELATION TO>>IN RELATION TO


(a) He/ (b) is suffering/ (c) with flu./ (d) No error FROM FEVER

(a) He wanted to go/ (b) to home/ (c) as he was sick./ (d) No error REMOVE TO
 Bring, go, get, arrive, reach.
if these verbs are used with HOME then DO NOT use Any preposition. But if there is POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES then we can use TO after these verbs.


(a) He wanted to go/ (b) to home/ (c) as he was sick./ (d) No error
(d) NO ERROR
 
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