Prepositional Phrases
Misc. 4
Choose the correct phrase:
e.g. What was the score, out of interest?
What was the score, a) out of interest?
b) out of turn?
c) out of the question?
Don't light fireworks a) in love
b) indoors
c) in difficulty
They got married a) on the church
b) at the church
c) in church
They teach that a) by school
b) in school
c) for school
We can get it a) at short notice
b) in short
c) in shorts
I like that one a) in difficulty
b) in general
c) in particular
His age is a) on the point
b) beside the point
c) off the point
He took his go a) out of turn
b) out of luck
c) out of use
Yes, please sit here a) by any means
b) by all means
c) by some means
I met Frederik yesterday, a) in the way
b) across the way
c) by the way
He has to go a) to court tomorrow
b) at court tomorrow
c) in court tomorrow
Yes, we have plenty a) in stock
b) on stock
c) for stock
He's a) over the level. You can trust him.
b) at the level
c) on the level
a) On the whole he's a good worker
b) In the whole
c) On the hole
Look at this one, a) as example
b) for example
c) by example
If you do wrong you will have to go a) in prison
b) to prison
c) for prison
They bumped into each other a) by default
b) by design
c) by coincidence
Usually the score is 65% a) on average
b) by average
c) in average
No winnings today, sir. You're a) out of order
b) out of use
c) out of luck
You can't disturb him when he's a) on the work
b) on the job
c) in work
Life is very different a) on sea
b) by sea
c) at sea
Living was very cheap a) at one time
b) at once
c) one at a time
a) Up to now things have got better
b) After now
c) Up to then
"Keep off the grass" a) On order
b) As order
c) By order
He joined the army to go a) by war
b) to war
c) at war