Question 1

The plan called for the sharing of the word processing tasks ______ the five members of the research team.

Accepted Answer

A)  among
B)  betweenC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 2

Beth is completely different ____ our previous manager.

Accepted Answer

A)  from
B)  thanC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 3

Because of her desire to help others, Sofia plans to go ____ medicine.

Accepted Answer

A)  into
B)  in to
C)  inD) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

Question 4

Which sentence uses idiomatic expressions appropriately?

Accepted Answer

A)  The manager said that he planned on giving everyone a raise.
B)  Employees inferred from the manager's remarks that raises would be issued shortly.
C)  Employees inferred by the manager's remarks that raises would be issued shortly.D) B) and C)
E) A) and C)

Question 5

Has anyone ____ Kenji expressed interest in attending the conference?

Accepted Answer

A)  beside
B)  besidesC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 6

In the sentence LinkedIn is a popular networking site for business professionals, the word professionals functions as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the object of a verb
B)  the object of a preposition
C)  a subjectD) All of the above
E) A) and B)

Question 7

Kwame and Barb went ____ talk with their supervisor about their proposal to job share.

Accepted Answer

A)  in to
B)  intoC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 8

We need to ____ the fact that our financial records will be more closely examined by auditors.

Accepted Answer

A)  accept
B)  exceptC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 9

A number of our ____ have inquired about their benefit reductions.

Accepted Answer

A)  personnel
B)  personalC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 10

Many customers were angry ____ the manager and her attitude toward them.

Accepted Answer

A)  with
B)  about
C)  atD) All of the above
E) A) and C)

Question 11

Prepositions ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  express an action, an occurrence, or a state of being
B)  name persons, places, things, qualities, feelings, concepts, activities, and measures
C)  join nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence
D)  modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Were you able to retrieve the data ______ the hard drive of the damaged computer?

Accepted Answer

A)  off
B)  from off of
C)  off of
D)  fromE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Which sentence is better expressed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collin demonstrated an aptitude for and an appreciation of statistics.
B)  Collin demonstrated an aptitude and an appreciation of statistics.C) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 14

It looks ______ it's going to rain tomorrow.

Accepted Answer

A)  as if
B)  likeC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Exam 8: Prepositions

We need to ____ the fact that our financial records will be more closely examined by auditors.

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A number of our ____ have inquired about their benefit reductions.

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Beth is completely different ____ our previous manager.

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It looks ______ it's going to rain tomorrow.

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Because of her desire to help others, Sofia plans to go ____ medicine.

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Has anyone ____ Kenji expressed interest in attending the conference?

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Were you able to retrieve the data ______ the hard drive of the damaged computer?

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In the sentence LinkedIn is a popular networking site for business professionals, the word professionals functions as ____.

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The plan called for the sharing of the word processing tasks ______ the five members of the research team.

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Prepositions ____.

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Which sentence uses idiomatic expressions appropriately?

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Kwame and Barb went ____ talk with their supervisor about their proposal to job share.

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Many customers were angry ____ the manager and her attitude toward them.

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We need to ____ the fact that our financial records will be more closely examined by auditors.

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Which sentence is better expressed?

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A number of our ____ have inquired about their benefit reductions.

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Beth is completely different ____ our previous manager.

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It looks ______ it's going to rain tomorrow.

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Because of her desire to help others, Sofia plans to go ____ medicine.

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Has anyone ____ Kenji expressed interest in attending the conference?

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Were you able to retrieve the data ______ the hard drive of the damaged computer?

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In the sentence LinkedIn is a popular networking site for business professionals, the word professionals functions as ____.

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The plan called for the sharing of the word processing tasks ______ the five members of the research team.

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Prepositions ____.

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Which sentence uses idiomatic expressions appropriately?

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Kwame and Barb went ____ talk with their supervisor about their proposal to job share.

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Many customers were angry ____ the manager and her attitude toward them.

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