Exam 34: Prepositions

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct preposition for each blank. Unsung Innovators Chevrolet, after designing cars that won the Indianapolis 500 in 1920 and 1921, failed ____ many business ventures and died a poor man.

Select the correct preposition in parentheses for each of the following sentences. I will take the Graduate Record Exam ( in , on ) April 8, 2013.

Select the correct preposition in parentheses for each of the following sentences. ( In , On ) Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Philip goes to the gym.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct preposition for each blank. Unsung Innovators By 1923, Durant, not sensitive ____ economic shifts, had again overexpanded and lost General Motors.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct preposition for each blank. Unsung Innovators However, in 1904, Buick lost control ____ his company to William C. Durant.

Select the correct preposition in parentheses for each of the following sentences. Mona studied ( on , in ) the library until it closed.

For each sentence below, choose the correct preposition to insert. Select the letter of the correct answer. ____ April, Chan will have paid off his credit cards.

For each sentence below, choose the correct preposition to insert. Select the letter of the correct answer. Marianne is agoraphobic; she has a fear ____ open spaces.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct preposition for each blank. Unsung Innovators A few years later, he built the first successful Buick, which his son test-drove ____ a 115-mile course in what was then a record three and one-half hours.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct preposition for each blank. Unsung Innovators By that time, Durant had formed General Motors, which also consisted ____ Oldsmobile and Cadillac.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct preposition for each blank. Unsung Innovators David Buick (1855-1929) originally made his fortune in a Detroit plumbing business but soon became interested ____ the rising demand for the "horseless carriage."

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct preposition for each blank. Unsung Innovators Durant manipulated the stock of the new Chevrolet Motor Company to regain control of General Motors. Chevrolet soon argued ____ Durant and pulled out of the company.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct preposition for each blank. Unsung Innovators The ends of all three men's lives were very different ____ their early successes.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct preposition for each blank. Unsung Innovators A talented inventor, he succeeded ____ building an innovative motor that became standard in the industry.

Select the correct preposition in parentheses for each of the following sentences. Many philosophers are opposed ( to , about ) capital punishment.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct preposition for each blank. Unsung Innovators Buick's last job was as a clerk ____ a vocational school; Durant went bankrupt and died penniless.