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Preposition Vs Adverb Particle DistinctionSet 1

1She refused to BACK (please fill in the gap) and was fired.

2If your boss accuses you of missing yesterday's meeting on purpose, I will back you ..... by saying you had to do something for me.

3We're going to carry ..... an experiment to learn more about human behaviour.

4Hey! The floor is wet! Look .....!

5He got ..... the jacket he left on the train.

6***Identify the blue word as eitherpreposition or adverb***The catcher crouched behind home plate.

7Choose the appropriate word: Will you wash ..... after the meal if I cook?

8We were prevented ..... entering the site.

9Students can do a lot to contribute ..... society.

10Choose one answer to show whether the word 'before' is used as a preposition or a subordinating conjunction.Train tickets are often cheaper before 9am.

11Which sentence correctly describes getting on a large public vehicle?

12***Identify the blue word as eitherpreposition or adverb***We put our boots on quickly.

13Please let me ..... I promise not to do it again.

14Many large corporations will be wiped ..... in an economic depression

15True or False: The prepositions 'to' and 'toward' mean the exact same thing in all situations.

16The way you can tell the difference between prepositions and adverbs is that ..... have objects and ..... do NOT have objects.

17..... Fox News, Donald Trump is the second coming of Jesus.

18..... favour of/with

19Choose the correct particle:He needs to get on ..... his homework.

20In the sentence "We carefully climbed up into the attic," how is the word "up" used?

21We produced the best soccer of the tournament. Nobody would argue ..... that.

22We all agreed ..... a plan to make our classroom greener.

23I forgot to put ..... the rubbish this morning.

24Can you pick ..... the pen from the floor?

25I gave ..... taking sugar in coffee.

26For an employee toilet room, the required lavatory shall be ..... the required water closet.

27Is the highlighted word an adverb or preposition? The rabbit hid under the bush.

28We need to keep ..... trying.

29True or False: In the sentence 'Please come inside,' the word 'inside' is a preposition.

30Four vs. forfor means .....

31I sent an e-mail, but he never got ..... to me.

32By jumping over the barriers, he got ..... without paying for a ticket.

33What were some of the things that brought ..... the Resolution?

34He always likes to be ..... charge of group projects because he's very confident.

35Select the correct prepositional idiom: 'He is responsible ..... the project.'

36The children are fed up ..... doing the same things day after day.

37Preposition or Adverb?The airplane made a humming sound as it zoomed "off" the runway.

38Insert the necessary preposition:He's set ..... his own online company

39Complete with the correct preprosition:It's essential to make individuals familiar ..... the impact of plastic pollution on oceans.

40Tell whether each bolded word is an adverb or a preposition. To get to my classroom, just go up the stairs.

41Choose the correct answer.2. Everyone was there ..... for John.

42Don't get ..... the car until it completely stops.

43Preposition or Adverb?I fed the ducks that were crowded "along" the shore.

44If we don't have more customers next month, we will go ..... of business.

45In the sentence I can see BEYOND the horizon., choose the part of speech of the word beyond.

46When a movie is really boring I tend to nod ......

47We don't know where they live. How can we find .....?

48Choose the correct dependent preposition

49THE MILK HAD GONE ....., SO WE HAD BLACK COFFEE INSTEAD

50In which sentence is the word 'around' used as a preposition, not an adverb?

51It won't be easy but this year the team might just carry it .....

52Stop dragging your feet along the ground in those new trainers; you will wear them .....

53Insert preposition " to drop ..... of a college"

54Read the statement: 'In the sentence The cat jumped off the counter, the word off is an adverb, not a preposition.' True or False: This statement is correct.

55We were invited to the meeting, but it was called ..... due to bad weather.

56Preposition or Adverb?I had never traveled "aboard" a spaceship before.

57I can't put ..... those children any longer. They are very noisy.

58All office paperwork has to be filed: don't throw anything .....

59I nodded ..... for a few minutes.

60Maria put ..... the food she hadn't eaten.

61When I pass ....., I won't care about the funeral.