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Important Prepositions
Sr.no Particular Meaning
1 Apprise (of) Verb inform I apprised him of the serious food
situation in the state.
2 Addicted (to) Adj. in the habit of using He is addicted to alcohol

3 Glance (through) Verb read quickly He glanced through the letter in a

hurry and handed it back to me.
4 Antidote (to) Noun remedy, cure There is no effective antidote to
poison.
5 (in) Need (of) Noun requirement I am not in need of money.

6 Enter (into) Verb Involve India and America have entered into
various agreements.
7 Clamour (for) Verb demand The labourers are clamouring for the
rise in their wages.
8 Embark (on) Verb begin He has decided to embark on new
business undertaking.
9 Contrast (with) Verb Compare, distinguish from They tried to contrast the character
of their father with mine.
10 Yearn (for) Verb Desire, have a longing She yearned for the return to her
own home.

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Practice Exercise
Direction (Q1 – Q10): Select the best suitable preposition in the given filler from the given options.

1. He continued to keep them apprised ………………………. all that was going on in Salzburg.
A. to B. for C. at D. of

2. He was seriously addicted ………………… tranquillizers

A. for B. to C. of D. at

3. I glanced ……………………… the report

A. Through B. on C. to D. for

4. Laughter is a good antidote …………………….. stress

A. on B. to C. for D. in

5. He was in desperate need …………………… medical care

A. for B. to C. of D. at

6. They have entered …………………… a relationship

A. at B. to C. into D. for

7. Scientists are clamouring ………………….. a ban on all chlorine substances

A. for B. to C. on D. at

8. He was about to embark ……………………. a career in the family's department store chain
A. to B. onto C. for D. on

9. People contrasted her …………………………. her sister

A. upon B. on C. to D. with

10. She yearned ………………….. a glimpse of him

A. to B. for C. in D. onto

Answers
1. D 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.D 10.B

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