STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION EXERCISE (Skills 56-57)

LONGMAN COMPLETE COURSE FOR THE TOEFL TEST

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

EXERCISE (Skills 56-57): Circle the prepositions in the following sentences. Mark where they have been omitted. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

_______	1	The students must hand in their homework.
_______	2	It will be difficult to forgive you of breaking your promise.
_______	3	Elizabeth excels math and science.
_______	4	She insisted on going to work in spite of her cold.
_______	5	Bob reminds me to his father because he looks just like him.
_______	6	If you are cold, you should put on your sweater.
_______	7	Mr. Sanders is not here now, but he will call you when he returns.
_______	8	I do not want to interfere your plans.
_______	9	Alan waited Marie after school.
_______	10	Bill laughs me whenever he looks me.

ANSWER KEY

1	C
2	I	(should be forgive you for)
3	I	(should be excels in)
4	C
5	I	(should be reminds me of)
6	C
7	C
8	I	(should be interfere with)
9	I	(should be waited for)
10	I	(should be laugh at, should be looks at)

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION SKILL 57: RECOGNIZE WHEN PREPOSITIONS HAVE BEEN OMITTED

LONGMAN COMPLETE COURSE FOR THE TOEFL TEST

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

SKILL 57: RECOGNIZE WHEN PREPOSITIONS HAVE BEEN OMITTED

Sometimes a necessary preposition has been omitted from a sentence in written expression questions on the TOEFL test.

Can you wait* me after the game?

I plan* attending the meeting.

The first example is incorrect because it is necessary to say wait for me. The second example is incorrect because it is necessary to say plan on attending.

EXERCISE 57: Prepositions have been omitted in some of the following sentences. Mark where prepositions have been omitted. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

____________	3	In the discussion, Rob sided the rest.
____________	4	The board turned his suggestion for the project because it was too costly.
____________	5	He can always depend his friends.
____________	6	While Mrs. Sampson went shopping, a baby-sitter looked the children.
____________	7	I know Steve believes what you told him.
____________	8	Children should beware strangers.
____________	9	It was difficult to make a decision about buying a house.
____________	10	Tom blamed his brother the dent in the car.

ANSWER KEY

1	I	(should be deal with)
2	C
3	I	(should be sided with)
4	I	(should be turned down)
5	I	(should be depend on)
6	I	(should be looked after)
7	C
8	I	(should be beware of)
9	C
10	I	(should be blamed his brother for)