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Business English Grammar Exercise | Topic: Choose the right preposition 5
Choose the best response to complete each sentence:
1. We currently spend about $10 million a year __________________________ advertising.
a) B or C b) in c) on
2. We have worked on dozens __________________________ similar projects.
a) of b) off c) NO PREPOSITION
3. Our sales have been down ever __________________________ the bad news came out last year.
a) from b) out c) since
4. We've been __________________________ this before. = We've experienced this before.
a) around b) through c) in
5. Let me start _________________ welcoming you to the conference.
a) for b) A or C c) by
6. You should really start _______________________ that project. = You should really begin working
on that project.
a) on b) at c) in
7. Which category would this fall _______________________ ?
a) under b) on c) over
8. __________________________ the past year, our profits have tripled.
a) During b) Over c) A or B
9. We have to deal with the problem __________________________ hand. ( = the problem that we
are facing)
a) in b) at c) on
10. The partners from New York will be _________________________ hand for ( = present at) the
meeting.
a) in b) on c) at
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Business English Grammar Exercise | Topic: Choose the right preposition 5
ANSWERS:
1) a 2) a 3) c 4) b 5) c 6) a 7) a 8) c 9) b 10) b