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Fill in the blanks with
correct verb + preposition combinations |
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I wish that I could ______ (turn down, turn back) the clock to
when I was small again. |
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The customs officer was ______ (going over, getting over) my
uncle's travel documents. |
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Martha couldn't ______ (fill up, figure out) how to ______ (put
together, put up) the pieces of the puzzle. |
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Adrian was ______ (thrown out, thrown up) of the video arcade
for bad behavior. |
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"Please ______ (check through, check out) your work before
handing it in," said the teacher. |
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Halim is considering ______ (dropping off, dropping out) of
school in order to support his family. |
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Father was not willing to ______ (give in, give up) to the
threats of the road bully. |
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This road is ______ (named after, looked after) a famous
politician. |
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Joseph is ______ (torn up, torn between) going to Singapore with
his family and going on the school trip. |
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The policeman was really surprised when he ______ (found out,
passed out) that the robber was actually his childhood friend. |
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I still miss the neighborhood in which I ______ (grew up, turned
up). |
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Amran ______ (ran in, ran into) his class teacher while he was
at the shopping complex. |
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Answers |
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I wish that I could turn back
the clock to when I was small again. |
2. |
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The customs officer was going over
my uncle's travel documents. |
3. |
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Martha couldn't figure out
how to put together the
pieces of the puzzle. |
4. |
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Adrian was thrown out of the
video arcade for bad behavior. |
5. |
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"Please check through your
work before handing it in," said the teacher. |
6. |
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Halim is considering dropping out
of school in order to support his family. |
7. |
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Father was not willing to give in
to the threats of the road bully. |
8. |
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This road is named after a
famous politician. |
9. |
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Joseph is torn between going
to Singapore with his family and going on the school trip. |
10. |
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The policeman was really surprised when he
found out that the robber was actually his
childhood friend. |
11. |
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I still miss the neighborhood in which I
grew up. |
12. |
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Amran ran into his class
teacher while he was at the shopping complex. |