Spotting Error Topic: preposition-2

#everydayquiz #Spotting Error #preposition

(a) There appears/ (b) to be very little/ (c) understanding among the two brothers
/ (d) No error

change AMONG to BETWEEN

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


(a) He got a prestigious job though/ (b) he was not worthy/ (c) for it./ (d) No errorwe use OF with Worthy,, so remove FOR use OF

a) He described about/ (b) the incident/ (c) in a very interesting way./ (d) No error. we must not use ABOUT with Describe. so remove ABOUT

(a) My father/ (b) deals/ (c)with garments/ (d) No error.here deal means to do Business so ,, WITH will be replaced by IN 

(a) I cannot / (b) deal from/ (c) those unruly students/ (d) No error.Here Deal mean to behave or treat , so Use WITH instead Of FROM


(a) Despite of / (b)working hard/ (c) he failed/ (d) No error.we must not use OF with 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 Comprise Dont take OF prepositin.


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



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

(a) We will have to await for/ (b) the result/ (c) as the managent is on strike./ (d) No error.wait for means Await,, 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 takes FROM not TO ,,so USE refrain from


(a) The songs of / (b) the old movies are/ (c) worthlistening to./ (d) No error 
we use TO after LISTEN but with WORTHLISTEN  we dont 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
use IN after persist


(a) I certainly/ (b) differ with you/ (c) in this matter (d) No error.differ takes FROM 

(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 means to walk

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

(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 errorSUBSCRIBE takes TO,, so use TO instead of FOr

(a) We thought that the train/ (b) would be late but/ (c) it arrived exactly in time./
(d)No error
on time > exact time

in time> before 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.
congratulate and compliment takes ON


(a) I will avail/ (b) myself with/ (c) this golden opportunity/ (d) No erroravail takes OF, so USE avail my self of

a) It is half/ (b) past two/ (c) in my watch/ (d) No error.
 use BY instead of IN
(
a) She can / (b) cope up with any difficult situation/ (c) as she is a braveheart./
(d) No error
cope never takes UP.. so cope with is Right



(a) Ravi/ (b) told to his friend/ (c) to buy a car./ (d) No errortold and Tell we must not use TO with them

(a) He is/ (b) accused with/ (c) committing the murder./ (d) No erroraccused takes Of 

a)We disposed of / (b) our old furnitures/ (c) before moving to Mumbai./ (d) No error.disposed of is right.. furnitures should be replaced by furniture

a)He was/ (b) bereft from / (c) all his possession./ (d) No error
bereft takes OF 
so bereft OF

(a) He assented of/ (b) my proposal/ (c) as it was very attractive./ (d) No errorassent takes TO,, so use assented TO

(a) A large sign near/ (b) the entrance warns the visitors/ (c) to beware about
bears./ (d) No error.
beware takes OF


(a) The teacher was tense/ (b) when he entered/ (c) the class which comprised of/
(d) a hundred students.
remove OF


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


(a) He/ (b) is suffering/ (c) with flu./ (d) No errorsuffer takes FROM so use suffering FROM

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

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

if home as any possessive thing like me my him his her then we can use TO

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