Prepositions 2 (noun + preposition) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 |

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[Prepositions 2 (noun + preposition) #1]
FOCUS: The use of prepositions after nouns
Use the corpus to solve the following exercises.

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1) Which of the following noun + preposition combinations can NOT be found in the corpus?
"control about"
"control on"
"control over"
none of the three combinations can be found in the corpus

2) Which of the following noun + preposition combinations can NOT be found in the corpus?
"threat towards"
"provision with"
"witness on"
none of the three combinations can be found in the corpus

3) Which of the following noun + preposition combinations CAN be found in the corpus?
"access on"
"disregard for"
"encounter for"
all of the three combinations can be found in the corpus

4) Which of the following noun + preposition combinations CAN be found in the corpus?
"attitude to"
"attitude towards"
"attitude against"
all of the three combinations can be found in the corpus

5) According to the corpus results, can you both "express your admiration for" and "express your admiration in" someone? (Search hint: "express* * admiration")
No, you can only "express your admiration for" someone
No, you can only "express your admiration in" someone
Yes, you can both "express your admiration for" and "express admiration in" someone

6) Which of the following prespositions does NOT follow immediately after "admiration" in the corpus?
of
at
with

7) If you want to congratulate someone, which of the following expressions would you typically use?
"congratulations with"
"congratulations on"
"congratulations at"

8) If you want to pay someone a visit, which of the following expressions would you typically use?
"pay a visit to"
"pay a visit for"
"pay a visit on"


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