Complete each sentence using a preposition + one of the following verbs (in the correct form):
be, cause, do, eat, escape, go,
Interrupt, invite, tell, use, walk, wear
1 Do you feel like going out this evening?
2 The driver of the other car accused me the accident.
3 There’s a fence around the lawn to stop people on the grass.
4 Excuse me you, but may I ask you something?
5 The man who has been arrested is suspected a false passport.
6 I’m fed up with my job. I’m thinking something else.
7 The guards weren’t able to prevent the prisoner .
8 I didn’t want to hear the story, but Dan insisted me.
9 I’m getting hungry. I’m really looking forward something.
10 I think you should apologise to Sue so rude to her.
11 I’m sorry I can’t come to your party, but thank you very much me.
12 The police stopped the car because they suspected the driver not
a seat belt.
- Preposition + verb: feel like + gerund (going)
2. The driver of the other car accused me the accident.
- Preposition + verb: accused + prepositional object (me) + preposition (of) + gerund (causing)
3. There’s a fence around the lawn to stop people on the grass.
- Preposition + verb: stop + object (people) + preposition (from) + gerund (being)
4. Excuse me you, but may I ask you something?
- Preposition + verb: excuse + object (me) + preposition (for) + pronoun (you)
5. The man who has been arrested is suspected a false passport.
- Preposition + verb: suspected + object (the man) + preposition (of) + gerund (having)
6. I’m fed up with my job. I’m thinking something else.
- Preposition + verb: thinking + object (of) + gerund (doing)
7. The guards weren’t able to prevent the prisoner .
- Preposition + verb: prevent + object (the prisoner) + from + gerund (escaping)
8. I didn’t want to hear the story, but Dan insisted me.
- Preposition + verb: insisted + object (me) + preposition (on) + gerund (hearing)
9. I’m getting hungry. I’m really looking forward something.
- Preposition + verb: looking forward + preposition (to) + gerund (eating)
10. I think you should apologize to Sue so rude to her.
- Preposition + verb: apologize + object (to Sue) + for + gerund (being)
11. I’m sorry I can’t come to your party, but thank you very much me.
- Preposition + verb: thank + object (me) + for + gerund (inviting)
12. The police stopped the car because they suspected the driver not a seat belt.
- Preposition + verb: suspected + object (the driver) + preposition (of) + gerund (not wearing)
Note: The preposition "to" is often used after verbs like "look forward to," "thank you," and "apologize." The preposition "for" is used to express the reason or cause of an action. The preposition "of" is used to indicate suspicion or accusation. The preposition "from" is used to indicate the source or origin of something. The preposition "on" is used to indicate insistence. The preposition "of" is used to indicate the object or purpose of an action. The preposition "to" is used to indicate the recipient of an action.