Preposition Test 3 English Subject
Preposition Test 3 English Subject
Question 11
Nabila will take it _____ the bitter end.
'To the bitter end' is the correct idiom meaning to continue something until it is finished, no matter how difficult.
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Question 12
They finished the work _____ no time.
'In no time' means very quickly or almost immediately.
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Question 13
I am sure that _____ the time you get home, I will have done it.
'By the time' indicates something will be completed before another event happens.
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Question 14
What is up _____ them?
'Up with someone' is the standard phrase to ask what is happening or wrong with them.
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Question 15
The matter is _____ the jurisdiction of the courts, so they will decide what to do.
'Under the jurisdiction' means subject to the legal authority of the courts.
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Question 16
I am going there _____ learn the language.
'To' is used before a verb to indicate purpose or intention (to learn).
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Question 17
They have no one to blame for the trouble _____ themselves.
Both 'except' and 'except for' are correct when excluding someone or something from a statement.
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Question 18
New lightweight materials have replaced traditional ones _____ certain special uses.
'For' indicates the purpose or application of something.
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Question 19
I cannot remember anything _____ the pain after the operation.
Both 'except' and 'except for' can correctly exclude the pain from memory.
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Question 20
I went there _____ a holiday.
'For a holiday' indicates the purpose of the trip.