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Verb/Participle + Prepositional Phrase Practice 3

Comment on activites and plans

 

 

Working Toward a Career

Use the correct preposition:  about, against, after, for, from, in, like, of, off, on, over, to, with

1. Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence. 
2. Compare your response to the feedback by clicking the check button to the left or the "Check 1-10" button at the bottom.

If needed, review Verb + Preposition,  Participle + Prep Phrase and Verb + Prep Phrase (Gerund).

 

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Most people aren't accustomed — about to with working hard.

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If you try hard, you can succeed — in on about to with reaching your goal.

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I have always dreamed — in on about to of becoming successful.

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I'd like to be in charge — in on about to of managing a company.

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I will need to concentrate — in on about to of studying business courses.

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Some people don't care — for on about to of this particular field of study, but I do.

See note below regardingcare for and care about meanings.

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I don't want to argue — in on with about of anyone — in on with about of feeling that way.    

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I think perhaps we all dream — in on with about of working for ourselves.

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I am looking forward  — to on with about of exploring my options.

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It's important not to worry — to on with about of being successful right off: it takes time.

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I believe  — in on with about of beginning at the bottom and working one's way to the top.

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I am excited  — over on with about of taking classes at my local university.

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I am interested  — in on with about of   studying management techniques.

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I feel guilty  — for on with about of spending so much money for classes.

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I apologized  — in on with about to my parents — in on with for to continuing to be a burden.

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They don't blame me — in for with about against wanting to improve my education.

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What is the point — in for with about of  working if one is not well-prepared to do a job?

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18.

My father warned me — in for with about of thinking negative thoughts. Think positive!

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19.

Perhaps, one day I will be responsible — in for with about to taking care of my parents.

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20.

I wouldn't object — in for with about to helping my sister with her tuition when I get a job.

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21.

I am tired  — in of with about to hearing friends say that they can't wait to leave home.

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Still, I am looking forward — in of with about to having a place of my own to live.

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23.

I am not used — in of with about to cooking for my self and cleaning up.

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I have been guilty — in of with about to leaving messes for my mother to clean up.

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Sometimes, I think — in of with about to doing things and then just as quickly forget them.

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I care — in of with about to making a difference in this world.

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Note:  "care for" means to have a preference; "care about" means to have concern.

Related pages — Verb + Preposition and Participle + PP (amazed at) | Verb/Partcpl + PP Prac 1(Ballet) | Verb + PP Prac 2 (Education) |Verb/Partcpl + PP Prac 4 (Paparazzi) | Verbs + Prepositions | Verbal Idioms (Phrasal Verbs)