Q1
Milk sells in twenty rupees per liter.
Answer: B
Milk sells at twenty rupees per liter.
Hence, option (b).
Prepositions
Answer each question to see the solution straight away. Use the keyboard to move faster.
Identify if the given sentence is grammatically correct or incorrect.
Q2
MULTIPLE CHOICE
I congratulated upon her promotion to senior manager.
Answer: B
I congratulated on her promotion to senior manager.
Hence, option (b).
Q3
MULTIPLE CHOICE
What is the time with your watch?
Answer: B
What is the time by your watch?
Hence, option (b).
Q4
MULTIPLE CHOICE
You must travel with a plane to save time.
Answer: B
You must travel by plane to save time.
Hence, option (b).
Q5
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Among you and me, he is definitely Satoshi Nakamoto.
Answer: B
When two persons or things are referred to, we use between.
Between you and me, he is definitely Satoshi Nakamoto.
Hence, option (b).
Q6
MULTIPLE CHOICE
He is suffering with diarrhea.
Answer: B
He is suffering from diarrhea.
Hence, option (b).
Q7
MULTIPLE CHOICE
He has been practicing yoga since five years.
Answer: B
Since indicates a point of time.
For indicates a period of time.
He has been practicing yoga for five years.
Hence, option (b).
Q8
MULTIPLE CHOICE
It has been pouring from morning.
Answer: B
It has been pouring since morning.
Hence, option (b).
Q9
MULTIPLE CHOICE
He has been standing above forty minutes.
Answer: B
He has been standing for forty minutes.
Hence, option (b).
Q10
MULTIPLE CHOICE
We reached office by my colleague’s car.
Answer: B
We do not use by when the reference is to a specific bike, car, bus etc. hence the correction is
We reached office in my colleague’s car.
Hence, option (b).
Q11
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Richa has not attended classes from the past two weeks.
Answer: B
Since the reference, here, is to a period of time for should be used instead of from.
Richa has not attended classes for the past two weeks.
Hence, option (b).
Q12
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Thieves broke in the house when the family was away on vacation.
Answer: B
When the reference is to the motion towards the inside of anything into is used.
Thieves broke into the house when the family was away on vacation.
Hence, option (b).
Q13
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Beside being a fearless batsman, Sachin is also a genuine bowler.
Answer: B
Beside means by the side of next to or adjacent to. Besides means in addition to.
Besides being a fearless batsman, Sachin is also a genuine bowler.
Hence, option (b).
Q14
MULTIPLE CHOICE
The management conceded with their demands.
Answer: B
The word conceded is followed by the preposition to.
The management conceded to their demands.
Hence, option (b).
Q15
MULTIPLE CHOICE
She left the room in a hurry, without looking at me.
Answer: A
The given sentence is grammatically correct.
The verbs, which are placed immediately after prepositions are usually in the gerund form.
Hence, option (a).
Q16
MULTIPLE CHOICE
The doctor advised him to strictly abstain with drinking.
Answer: B
The verb abstain should always be followed by the preposition from.
The doctor advised him to strictly abstain from drinking.
Hence, option (b).
Q17
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Mrs. Gandhi lives in 10, Janpath.
Answer: B
The preposition in is used with the names of Streets. At is used when we give the house number.
Mrs. Gandhi lives at 10, Janpath.
Hence, option (b).
Q18
MULTIPLE CHOICE
We set out on our trek at the break of dawn.
Answer: A
Here, the reference is to a particular point (the break of dawn), hence, at is the appropriate preposition to be used in this context.
Hence, option (a).
Q19
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Hang the clock at the wall.
Answer: B
We use on when we refer to a place as a surface.
Hang the clock on the wall.
Hence, option (b).