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welcome to Online English in AffairsCloud.com. We are providing English Grammar Which is very Important Part of English Language, we have discussed about prepositions, now we are providing preposition Exercise with some important Preposition based errors which were asked in previous years PO exams !!!

English Grammar : Prepositions Part – 1
English Grammar : Prepositions Part – 2

  1. a)/ He doesn’t want b)/ to get any credit c)/ with whatever good d)/ he does to others e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer – C. 3
    Explanation : Replace “with” with “from”

  2. a)/ From over last 5 years b)/ i have been trying c)/ my best to convince him d)/ but without success e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer – A. 1
    Explanation : it should be for instead of from.

  3. a)/ We have observed that b)/ many good programmes c)/ suffer of shortage d)/ of funds and other resources e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer – C. 3
    Explanation : Replace “suffer of” with “suffer from”

  4. a)/ You deserve to be b)/ rewarded by your successful c)/ completion of the entire work d)/ in such a short time e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer – B. 2
    Explanation : Replace “by” with “for”

  5. a)/ Mahesh and Sachine live b)/ next by the post office c)/ not far d)/ away from the station e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer – B. 2
    Explanation : Replace “by” with “to”

  6. a)/ He never attended lectures b)/ and used to borrow c)/ the books of his friends d)/ to study for the exam e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer – C. 3
    Explanation : Replace “of” with “from”
    because borrow something from somebody is correct sequence.

  7. a)/ It goes to his b)/ that he was a clean man c)/ in politics as well as d)/ his personal dealings e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer – D. 4
    Explanation : Add “in” before “his”

  8. a)/ There has been b)/ a fall form c)/ the profits of d)/ our company recently e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer – B. 2
    Explanation : Replace “from” with “in”

  9. a)/ Being a good swimmer b)/ he could keep c)/ himself floating in d)/ the surface of the lake e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer – C. 3
    Explanation : Replace “in” with “on/over”

  10. a)/ Our market research shows b)/ that there will be c)/ a huge demand by such d)/ products in the next few years e)/ No error
    A. 1
    B. 2
    C. 3
    D. 4
    E. 5 No error
    Answer – C. 3
    Explanation : Replace “by” with “for”