Choose the correct preposition in each of the following sentences.
1 Can you help me? I'm looking for/at some
organic chocolate.
2 Eating lots of fruit and vegetables provides you
with/for a range of vitamins and minerals.
3 Chemical-free farming is safer to/for wildlife.
4 I just found up/out that the vegetables at my
school cafeteria are all organic.
5 This book focuses on/of renewable energy.
6 Have you taken the benefits of GM food under/
into consideration?
7 In order to/for become certified, farms must
prove that they are organic.
8 Chemicals can build on/up in the earth, damaging
the environment.
Correct preposition: at.
Explanation: When we are looking for something, we use the preposition "at," as in "looking for [something] at [a place]." In this case, the person is looking for organic chocolate at a store or a specific location.
2. Eating lots of fruit and vegetables provides you with a range of vitamins and minerals.
Correct preposition: with.
Explanation: When something is provided or given to someone, we use the preposition "with." In this case, eating lots of fruit and vegetables provides you with a range of vitamins and minerals.
3. Chemical-free farming is safer for wildlife.
Correct preposition: for.
Explanation: When we talk about something being safer or better for someone or something, we use the preposition "for." In this case, chemical-free farming is safer for wildlife.
4. I just found out that the vegetables at my school cafeteria are all organic.
Correct preposition: out.
Explanation: When we discover or learn something, we use the phrasal verb "find out." In this case, the person just discovered or learned that the vegetables at their school cafeteria are all organic.
5. This book focuses on renewable energy.
Correct preposition: on.
Explanation: When something has a central theme or topic, we use the preposition "on." In this case, the book focuses on renewable energy.
6. Have you taken the benefits of GM food into consideration?
Correct preposition: into.
Explanation: When we want to emphasize that someone has thought about or considered something, we use the preposition "into consideration." In this case, the person is asking if someone has thought about the benefits of GM food.
7. In order to become certified, farms must prove that they are organic.
Correct preposition: to.
Explanation: When we want to express purpose or the reason for doing something, we use the preposition "in order to." In this case, farms must prove that they are organic in order to become certified.
8. Chemicals can build up in the earth, damaging the environment.
Correct preposition: up.
Explanation: In this case, when something accumulates or increases in quantity over time, we use the phrasal verb "build up." Here, chemicals can build up in the earth, damaging the environment.