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5.  Your article is full                     silly errors.

                  6.  We listen to the news                        the radio.

                  7.  The house is infested                       mosquitos.
                  8.  Political parties are hungry                       power.


                  9.  He left                     a hurry.
                 10.  I’ll be back                     fifteen minutes.


             B.  Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

                  1.  He withdrew two thousand rupees                            the account.

                  2.  The boy was praised                         his honesty.

                  3.  The trousers are too tight                        the waist.

                  4.  We should not feel hatred                         our opponents in a debate.

                  5.  I am totally opposed                       corruption in society.

                  6.  The wheels got stuck                         the mud.
                  7.  Wine is made                        grapes.

                  8.  She is upset                      her children.

                  9.  I don’t believe                      astrology.

                 10.  She is very good                       playing the guitar.

                 11.  He sat                      me all night.

                 12.  I have four members in my family                          my parents.

                 13.  The sun disappeared                         the hills.

                 14.  B comes                       A and C.

                 15.  I found a silver spoon                       the old pots.

                 16.  Don’t throw banana skins                         the road.

             C.  Use the correct preposition after each of these nouns and make sentences.
                 Consult a good dictionary.

                 apology, blame, compassion, need, pity, comparison, doubt, result, approach


             D.  Use the correct preposition after each of these adjectives and make sentences.
                 Consult a good dictionary.

                 common, contrary, devoted, faithful, favourable, loyal, necessary, obedient


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