Deck 8: Prepositions

Question 1

We plan ____ survey our customers and conduct a focus panel ______.

A) to, to
B) too, to
C) ​too, too
D) ​to, too

Answer 1

D

Question 2

All of the following are objective-case pronouns except ______.

A) ​them
B) ​us
C) ​her
D) ​he

Answer 2

D

Question 3

We're getting ____ few "likes" on our Facebook page.

A) two
B) too
C) ​to

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When a pronoun serves as the object of a prepositional phrase, it must be in the ____ case.

A) subjective
B) objective
C) possessive

Question 5

In the sentence LinkedIn is a popular networking site for business professionals, the word professionals functions as ____.

A) the object of a verb
B) the object of a preposition
C) a subject

Question 6

Which sentence is correct?​

A) ​All managers except Bruce and he were asked to increase their sales goals.
B) ​Wasn't that invitation addressed to you and I?
C) ​All the sales reps but you and me had to revise their reports.

Question 7

The new company brochure was created by my boss and ____.

A) me
B) I
C) we

Question 8

According to Bill and ____, our company will start using social networking sites for market research.

A) herself
B) she
C) ​her

Question 9

Please send your application ____ our human resources manager.

A) to
B) too
C) ​two

Question 10

My English professor said that my paper could ____ been better organized and more concise.

A) of
B) have

Question 11

I used information ____ the Internet in my research paper.

A) from
B) off of
C) ​off

Question 12

Were you able to retrieve the data ______ the hard drive of the damaged computer?

A) off
B) from off of
C) ​off of
D) ​from

Question 13

The writing of the business plan will be divided equally ____ Rick and Cathi.

A) among
B) between

Question 14

Between ____, I believe that the new job sharing proposal will not be successful.

A) you and me
B) you and I

Question 15

Because I couldn't attend the meeting, Tammy substituted for ____.

A) I
B) me
C) ​myself

Question 16

The plan called for the sharing of the word processing tasks ______ the five members of the research team.

A) among
B) between

Question 17

If Jessica ____ been more prepared, she would have performed better during her job interview.

A) would have
B) would of

Question 18

Which sentence is correct?​

A) ​The supervisor attended the sales conference in New York with he.
B) ​Please forward your e-mail message to Megan and she by noon tomorrow.
C) The disagreement is with the shipper, not with you and me.

Question 19

Prepositions ____.

A) express an action, an occurrence, or a state of being
B) name persons, places, things, qualities, feelings, concepts, activities, and measures
C) join nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence
D) modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

Question 20

Everyone in our department except ____ is excited about the new mission statement.

A) himself
B) him
C) he

Question 21

Which sentence is more formally expressed?

A) Do you know where the meeting is?
B) Do you know where the meeting is at?

Question 22

We need to ____ the fact that our financial records will be more closely examined by auditors.

A) accept
B) except

Question 23

Because of his desire to help others, Derrik plans to go ____ nursing.

A) into
B) in to
C) ​in

Question 24

Which sentence is more formally expressed?

A) Whom should I address the letter to?
B) To whom should I address the letter?

Question 25

Has anyone ____ Andrew expressed interest in attending the conference?

A) beside
B) besides

Question 26

We need at least half of our staff to agree ____ volunteer at Saturday's open house.

A) with
B) to
C) ​on

Question 27

Bill could not ____ laughing when he heard his coworker discuss her attempts to potty train her son.

A) help from
B) help

Question 28

Many customers were angry ____ the manager and her attitude toward them.

A) with
B) about
C) ​at

Question 29

The hiring team will consider only those applicants who ______ college.

A) graduated
B) graduated from

Question 30

Any websites that do not conform ____ disability access standards will have to be redesigned.

A) to
B) with

Question 31

Seated ____ the CEO is the executive vice president.

A) beside
B) besides

Question 32

Tony and Barb went ____ talk with their supervisor about their proposal to job share.

A) in to
B) into

Question 33

Everyone ____ Bill attended the company retreat.

A) except
B) accept

Question 34

Beth is completely different ____ our previous manager.

A) from
B) than

Question 35

It looks ______ it's going to rain tomorrow.

A) as if
B) like

Question 36

Both ____ were lying on my desk.

A) reports
B) of the reports

Question 37

Which sentence is better expressed?

A) Collin demonstrated an aptitude for and an appreciation of statistics.
B) Collin demonstrated an aptitude and an appreciation of statistics.

Question 38

Which sentence uses like correctly?

A) ​Although text messaging is still popular, it appears like Twitter is becoming a preferred social networking tool by many.
B) Griffin feels like he should have studied more thoroughly for the test.
C) The magazine model looked a lot like Taylor Swift.

Question 39

Which sentence is correct?​

A) ​Danika said that she graduated from college two years ago.
B) Jonathan met up with Karen in the employee lounge.
C) ​Did the e-mail message tell what the topic is and where the meeting is at?

Question 40

It looks ____ more and more social media sites will be developed over the next few years.

A) like
B) as if

Question 41

Which sentence uses idiomatic expressions appropriately?

A) ​The manager said that he planned on giving everyone a raise.
B) ​Employees inferred from the manager's remarks that raises would be issued shortly.
C) ​Employees inferred by the manager's remarks that raises would be issued shortly.

Question 42

Please ____ to the front of the room to deliver your presentation.

A) precede
B) proceed

Question 43

Karen is ____ to submit the final architectural drawings to the customer by April 1.

A) suppose
B) supposed

Question 44

Have you reconciled your checkbook ____ your bank statement?

A) to
B) with

Question 45

Your salary raise is retroactive ____ July 1.

A) to
B) from

Question 46

She turned right ____ Park Avenue in an attempt to find parking.

A) on to
B) onto

Question 47

A number of our ____ have inquired about their benefit reductions.

A) personnel
B) personal

Question 48

Some of the office tasks in this company are similar ____ those I performed for my previous employer.

A) with
B) to

Question 49

If you have ____ to spare, please drop by my office.

A) sometime
B) some time

Question 50

Which sentence is correct?​

A) ​In contrast to our presentations, Joe will present his without any multimedia.
B) ​Contrasting to the majority of the staff, Jenna argued for shorter breaks.
C) In contrast with our presentations, Joe will present his without any multimedia.