Global MCQ Practice
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Common Preposition ErrorsSet 2

1What is the error in the sentence below?The horse ran too the barn last night.
2I am interested in to learn more about the subject. A) am B) interested C) to D) learn
3I am going to home now.
4Objects of prepositions cannot be .....
5Which does NOT contain a preposition?
6My sister likes rats, but I'm afraid ..... them.
7I'm really fed up ..... the project I'm working on!
8Parents like to talk ..... their children.
9He is afraid from spiders.
10His mother died ..... the hospital.
11I made it by a mistake.
12Everyone brought the forms ..... Francis.
13The new teacher was both surprised and delighted when she realized that her class consisted with many students from faraway countries.
14Which of the following words are NOT a preposition?
15Which word is the preposition? "She left without saying goodbye."
16..... the quarantine, we continue working
17Which of the following is not a preposition: by, across, under, red.
18Find the mistakeIt is not very far from my school from the bus station.
19What is an example of a common preposition?
20Don't let me go ..... without doing anything about the situation.
21On the site you can see ..... a glance what is happening
22What is wrong with this sentence?"Despite of studying all night, the test was too hard."
23Unfortunately, he got an D ..... the test.
24Part 3-Application:Error identification / paraphrasing 1. He succeeded on getting a new job last month. (Find the error)
25Identify the correct usage of the phrase.
26Which of the words in the group below is NOT a preposition? beside, of, an, through
27What type of preposition is "fell"
28..... a jacket, I'm going to be cold.
29Every year, tourists of all over the world visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
30Which of the following words is a preposition? A) Between B) Swim C) Small D) Run
31Many environmentalists fear that the earth will run out essential natural resources before the end ofthe twentieth century.
32I know this poem ..... heart.
33The original story has not been changed ..... the names of the characters.
34Complete the sentence with the correct idiomatic prepositions: I bought eggs ..... the dozen, but I broke one ..... accident on the way home.
35Identify the error: He is good in play football.
36What change should be made? 'they went too the store after dinner.'
37Find correct Prepositional phrases
38There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your choice in the space provided below Question 41: We were at trouble because we had entered the building without permission.
39I'm fine ..... having to rewrite the introduction.
40Find the error in the sentences below. (question 1-3)At there we took lots of photos together.
41People for all over the world are making an effort to learn English.
42Apart ..... a cottage in Norway, Rodney also owns a house on a Greek island.
43I am waiting you at the station.
44The teacher is fed up ..... his students' behavior.
45What does 'except' mean?
46** MISTAKE IDENTIFICATION-I'm sorry. I have taken your coat for mistake. Yours is the same as mine.
47If you're ..... doubt, please call the ambulance.
48Which word is the mistake. (ERROR)I can't eat when it's late in night.
49Which is not a pair of preposition?
50True or False? Find a job is better then finding a career
51Does Around mean "dentro de"?
52Find out one error/mistake from A, B, C or D in each sentence below. My father is interested on doing a nine-to-five job because he can stay at home in the evening.
53Which word can never be a preposition?
54Waste time ..... computer games
55It was love ..... first sight.
56The yarn rolled (off of, off) the chair and onto the floor.
57Do not cry ..... spilt milk.
58She is always late. I am fed up ..... waiting for her.
59Which of the following words is NOT a prepostion?
60David steered clear ..... politics because of all the problems his father had had as a governor.
61Which sentence demonstrates a common B2 level grammatical error?