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

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Use the corpus to solve the following exercises.

1) Based on the corpus search results, is it most common to find "a solution to" or "a solution for" something?
"a solution to"
"a solution for"
they are equally common (same number of occurrences)

2) Based on the corpus search results, is it most common to buy a "ticket to" or "ticket for" somewhere (name of a place)?
"ticket to" is slightly more common
"ticket for" is slightly more common
they are equally common (same number of occurrences)

3) Based on the corpus search results, which of the following prepositions most commonly follows "sympathy"?
for
of
with

4) Do all three noun + preposition combinations in question (3) (i.e. "sympathy for", "sympathy of", "sympathy with") have the same meaning?
Yes, all three have the same meaning
No, only "sympathy for" and "sympathy of" can have the same meaning
No, only "sympathy for" and "sympathy with" can have the same meaning
No, they can never have the same meaning

5) Based on the corpus search results, which of the following prepositions typically follows the expression "in authority"?
of
over
with

6) Which prepositions typically precede "the end of the war" (and similar expressions)?
"at" and "in"
"on" and "at"
"by" and "at"

7) Which of the following prepositions is typically found after the following expression: "find* * answer"?
on
to
for

8) Search for "year at" in the corpus; this expression is typically followed by which of the following?
the name/place of a ship
the name/place of a war
the name/place of a school/university


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