English 4 Bank Exams

PREPOSITION
In the last session we have studied the significance of prepositions, various types of prepositions, stock of prepositions and select list of words taking more than one preposition. In this session let us learn more about them and work out a few examples for practice.
Words Taking More than One Preposition

1. Blind:
A: Of (Physical). He is blind of one eye.
B: To (mental). She seems blind to his faults.

2. Communicate:
A: With (to make correspo-ndence). We can now com-municate instantly with people on the other side of the world.

B: To (to convey). Has the news been communicated to the staff yet?

3. Compare:
A: With (similar things). Shakespeare is compared with Kalidasa.
B: To (dissimilar things). Life is compared to a battle.

4. Compete:
A: With (person). It's difficult for a small supermarket to compete with the big supermarkets.
B: For (a thing). The two athletes are competing for the gold medal.

5. Complain:
A: To (person). If the service was so bad why didn't you complain to the manager?
B: Against (a Person). He complained to the Master against Sunder.
C: About (a thing). Lots of people have complained about the noise.

6. Confer:
A: On (to give). The President conferred the title of Bharat Ratna on him.
B: With (a person). I should like some time to confer with my lawyer.

7. Die:
A: Of(disease). He died of cancer.
B: From (a cause). He died from hunger.
C: By (sword or violence). He died by a sword.

8. Differ:
A: With(person). I beg to differ with you on that point.
B: From (things). His views differ considerably from those of his parents.

9. Disqualified:
A: From(action). He's been disqualified from driving for a year.
B: For (post or thing). He was disqualified for the post of Police Inspector.

10. Entrust:
A: With(in case of a person). Two senior officials have been entrusted with organizing the auction.

B: To(in case of thing). I cann-ot entrust my money to him.
11. Familiar:
A: With(person). He doesn't like to be too familiar with his staff.

B: To(subject). I am familiar to German language.
12. Fight:
A: With (Person). We fought with the English.
B: For(thing). We fought with the English for freedom.

13. Grateful:
A: To(Person). I am grateful to Ram.
B: For(thing). I'm so grateful (to you) for all that you've done.
14. Heir:
A: Of(descendant). A son is us-ually the heir of the father.
B: To(thing). The Prince of Wales is the heir apparent to the throne.

15. Indebted:
A: To (person). I am indebted to my friend.
B: For (thing). I am indebted to my friend for his help.

16. Indignant:
A: With(person). He was indignant with his friends.
B: A (thing). The teacher was indignant at his carelessness.
17. Live:
A: On (to exist). A man lives on food.
B: By (to depend on, to believe in). For several years she lived by begging.

18. Part:
A: From(persons). To be parted from him even for two days made her sad.

B: With(things). He cannot part with his money.
19. Responsible:
A: To(person). He was responsible to the boss.
B: For(thing). Last month's bad weather was respon-sible for the crop failure.

20. Taste:
A: Of(experience). Now you will have a taste of new work.
B: For (interest). I have no taste for athletics.

21. Tired:
A: Of (mental). I'm so tired of doing the same job, day after day.
B: With (physical). I am tired with working for five hours continuously.


PRACTICE TEST
1. Religious leaders should not delve _____ politics.
a) In b) With c) at d) into

2. My voice reverberated _____ the walls of the castle.
a) With b) from c) in d) on

3. She hates being late. She is always _____ time.
a) On b) in c) at d) to

4. How many kilometers are there _____ Paris and London?
a) From b) to c) between d) through

5. It is only _____ you and me. Keep it confidential.
a) At b) in c) among d) between

6. They were _____ themselves with joy when they heard the baby had been born.
a) Beside b) at
c) through d) without

7. We did not arrive ___time to say goodbye. They had already left.
a) In b) on c) at d) by

8. He grew up _____ drug addi-cts. No wonder he became one.
a) In b) between
c) among d) at

9. Take this medicine and you will get rid _____ the bad cold.
a) From b) over c) at d) of

10. Which of her books have you got, _____ this one?
a) Beside b) without c) apart d) besides

11. Did you come all this way _____ foot?
a) On b) in c) at d) by

12. _____ when have you lived in this town?
a) For b) during c) since d) without

13. I rang him _____ Friday.
a) In b) to c) since d) on

14. I spent a lot of money _____ my holiday.
a) On b) in c) for d) at

15. I paid the phone bill _____ March.
a) On b) in c) at d) behind

ANSWERS
1) d 2) b 3) a 4) c 5) d 6) a 7) a 8) c 9) d 10) d 11) a 12) c 13) d 14) a 15) b


STOCK OF PREPOSITIONS

C
Compatible with
Comply with
Complain of
Compliment on
Compared of
Concur in
Condole with
Conducive to
Confer on
Confirmation of
Confirm to
Congratulate on
Conscious of
Contiguity with
Converge on
Convict of
Cope with
Correspond with
Cost of
Credit with
Cure of

D
Deal with
Debar from
Decide on
Deliberate on
Delight in
Depart to
Depend on
Deprive of
Derive from
Derogate from
Desist from
Despair of
Detrimental to
Devoid of
Differ from
Difficulty in
Different of
Disagree with
Disgusted with
Discourse with
Dispose of
Dissociate from
Divest of
Divide into
Dressed in
Due to

E
Effort in
Election to
Embroil in
Emphasis on
Employ In
Endow with
Enlarge on
Engage in
Entrust to
Entrust
(somebody) with
Essential to
Expostulate with
Extend to

F
Fed up with
Fill with
(enthusiasm) in
(a form)
Fire at (when not
hit)/on
Focus on
Forbid to
Fraught with
Fritter in
Full of

G
Give to
Glad of
Grapple with
Good at
Gratitude for
Guilty of

H
Hanker after
Hostility to/
in/on hand (in
possession of)

I
Identical with
Impose on
Incur on
Indict for
Indifferent to
Indulge in
Infatuated with
Infect with
Infest with
Information on
Ingratiate
(oneself) with
Inquire into (matter)/ of (person) / about / after (thing)
Insensible to
Insist on
Interest in
Intimate to
Intoxicate with
Intrigue with
Intrude on
Invest with (power)/ in (bank)
Investigation of
Involve in

J
Jealous of
Jeer at
Jump at
Just to

K
Key of (the doo-r)/ at (a problem)
Knock at

L
Lash at
Lay siege to
Leave for
Level against
Live on
Long for
Look at/ to
Lure into

M
Married to
Meddle with
Meeting for

N
Neglect of/in
Nominated to
Noted for

O
Oblivious of
Operate on
Opinion on
Overcome with
Owing to (not after a noun)

P
Pay a call on
Persevere in
Persist in
Plan for
Plead for
Pleased with
Prefer to
Preference for
Present with
Prevent from
Preventive for
Priority to
Probe into
Prohibit from
Proud of
Provide with
Put out/ off

R
Recoil from
Reconcile to
Remand to
Remonstrate with
Repent of
Replete with
Reply to
Research on
Resolve on/ to
Responsibility of

S
Sail for
Satiate with
Satisfied with
Sentence to
Shoot at
Sick of
Side with
Sparing of
Square with
Stickler for
Stricture on
Subsist on
Subversive of
Succeed in
Sue for
Superior to
Supply with
Sure of
Surprised at
Susceptible to
Suspect of
Sympathise with
Sympathy for

T
Take up
Temper with
Taste of/ for
Tear off/ up
Testify to
Thank for
Throw at
Tinker at
Tire of
Trace to
Trample on
Translate into
Try to

U
Unequal to (the task)

V
Vest with / in
View with
Vote for (a candidate)

W
Wait for
Ways of
Wide of
Wish for
Witness of
Wonder at
Write in / with