Mixed combinations PEG chapter 38

Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 If the business continues to lose money, I'm afraid we'll have to close....

2 He joined . . . only because several of his friends had joined the army, too.

3 If the weather doesn't clear up we'll have to knock . . . early; we can't work in the rain.

4 I think Tom is living in York now. I must look him . . . next time I'm there.

5 You'd better ring her . . . and tell her you'll be late.

6 It isn't fair to shout the speaker . . . without giving him a chance to explain.

7 Most au pair girls have to live ....

8 The guide rounded . . . the party of tourists and led them to the cathedral.

9 I've made a mistake; I must rub it . . .' said the child.

10 The car-park attendant said, 'You are too far from the next car; could you close . . .

a little?'

11 Drop . . . any time you're passing, and have a cup of tea.

12 She was offered a flat in a modern block and jumped . . . the chance.

13 The last person to go to bed usually locks . . . at night.

14 I'll pay for both of us and you can settle . . . afterwards.

15 The hero in the book was tied . . . by his enemies and left in a gas-filled room, but he managed to escape.

16 They offered to pay half the expenses and he closed . . . the offer at once.

17 He won't buy the car without trying it . . . on the road first.

18 Mother's having a day's holiday; we are waiting . . . her for a change.

19 She rang . . . angrily before I could explain why I hadn't turned up.

20 That's poison; you should lock it . . . where the children can't touch it.

21 Since she got married she seems to have dropped . . . of all social activities.

22 The boxer was knocked . . . in the second round and lost his title.

23 Whales live mainly . . . plankton.

24 An English husband usually helps his wife to wash . . . after a meal.

25 It takes some time to settle . . . to work again after a holiday.

26 My horse was entered . . . the Derby, but he came in last.

27 The porter was told to watch . . . . . . the people who tried to gate-crash.

28 He had to rub . . . his French to help his son when he started to learn it at school.

29 She took . . . her glove so that she could show . . . her diamond ring.

30 I tried . . . several coats but none of them suited me.

31 If you can't afford it, you'll have to do . . . it.

32 Watch ...! That man tried to take your purse out of your shopping-bag.

33 Several gambling clubs have been shut . . . recently for breaking the regulations.

34 This is a clockwork toy. You have to wind it ....

35 I pointed . . . all her mistakes but she didn't seem very grateful.

36 I don't think I'd like to share a flat with her. I'd find it difficult to live ... ... her standards of tidiness.

Mixed combinations with compound prepositions/ adverbs

PEG chapter 38

Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs. Note that two words are required.

1 Once he has signed the agreement, he won't be able to back ... ... the scheme.

2 Watch ... ... the signpost. I don't want to miss the turning.

3 That chair is not very strong. Do you think it is... ... your weight?

4 After drinking half a bottle of whisky he felt able to stand ... ... his employer.

5 The Italian course started in September and it's now March. I'm afraid you won't be able to catch . . . . . . the class now.

6 Whenever he runs . . . . . . a difficulty he always comes to me for help.

7 A mother will usually stand . . . . . . her children, no matter what they have done.

8 There's no point in doing ...... the old regulations if you are going to introduce equally stupid new ones.

9 I'm afraid there's no milk left; we'll have to fall... ... dried milk for our tea.

10 It's your turn to make some suggestions; I've run ... ... ideas.

11 He may be sorry but that won't make . . . . . . the damage he has done.

12 Some people can break the law and get . . . . . . it. Others get punished.

13 He pretended to fall ... ... my plan but secretly he was working against it.

14 Don't tell me any of your secrets. I don't want to be mixed ... ... your affairs.

15 He would get... ...his work better if you left him alone.

16 Why do you hang ... ... those old magazines? Give them away if you don't need them.

17 Don't run... ...the idea that I disapprove completely. I'm only trying to point out the disadvantages.

18 He wanted to borrow money and led... ...it by saying that times were very hard.

19 He has gone . . . . . . his promises so often that no one trusts him now.

20 Look ... ...me at the station; I'll be carrying the Financial Times.

21 He will come ... ... your way of thinking in time.

22 The Minister was very glad to hand . . . . . . his successor before the crisis got any worse.

23 Children used to look ... ... their parents; now they are inclined to regard them as equals.

24 The astronaut got...... his rocket and found himself in the middle of a vast plain.

25 He only puts . . . . . . his secretary's bad spelling because he can't find a better one.

26 My legs are too short; I can't keep ... ... you if you walk so fast.

27 Once a man gets a reputation for being amusing he has to try and live . . . . . . it.

28 I suppose you'll look . . . . . . me when I tell you I prefer kippers to caviare.

29 I've had a busy day and I'm looking ... ... going to bed early.

30 Shall I make the cheque ... ... you or to your firm?

31 The government won't go ... ... this new legislation if public feeling is against it.

32 It took him a long time to grow . . . . . . the habit of biting his nails.

33 My room is rather dark because it looks . . . . . . a blank wall.

34 We'll settle ... ... you when you produce all the bills.

35 He looked his son . . . and . . . and said, 'Aren't you a bit too old now to wear those odd clothes?'

36 She goes ... ... yoga and spends ten minutes every day standing on her head.

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