Question

Supply the necessary prepositions or conjunnctions: 1. She took ... wearing jeans. 2. When asked what his father did in life, the boy answered, "My father works ... keeping the world from ... having another war." 3. I shall look forward ... seeing your book. 4. I thought ... taking a trip up the Scandinavian coast. 5. I told him that we were about to be turned out of out flat ... not paying the rent. 6. I hated him ... laughing with the others. 7. Jones insisted ... shaking hands. 8. He went back ... reading his paper. 9. Quite late, when he was on the point ... going upstairs, the door bell rang. 10. He sat alone with his head propped in his hands ... listening to music. 11. He hesitated ... seeing him, then strode on to meet him. 12. I never thought they would have left ... notifying me. 13. You can't escape it ... running away. 14. He did not object ... seeing Francis. 15. She thanked him ... taking her out.

Answer 1

1. She took to wearing jeans.
2. When asked what his father did in life, the boy answered, "My father works on keeping the world from having another war."
3. I shall look forward to seeing your book.
4. I thought of taking a trip up the Scandinavian coast.
5. I told him that we were about to be turned out of out flat for not paying the rent.
6. I hated him for laughing with the others.
7. Jones insisted on shaking hands.
8. He went back to reading his paper.
9. Quite late, when he was on the point of going upstairs, the door bell rang.
10. He sat alone with his head propped in his hands and listening to music.
11. He hesitated at seeing him, then strode on to meet him.
12. I never thought they would have left without notifying me.
13. You can't escape it by running away.
14. He did not object to seeing Francis.
15. She thanked him for taking her out.

Answer 2

1. She took off wearing jeans. 2. When asked what his father did in life, the boy answered, "My father works at keeping the world from having another war." 3. I shall look forward to seeing your book. 4. I thought about taking a trip up the Scandinavian coast. 5. I told him that we were about to be turned out of our flat for not paying the rent. 6. I hated him for laughing with the others. 7. Jones insisted on shaking hands. 8. He went back to reading his paper. 9. Quite late, when he was on the point of going upstairs, the doorbell rang. 10. He sat alone with his head propped in his hands, listening to music. 11. He hesitated about seeing him, then strode on to meet him. 12. I never thought they would have left without notifying me. 13. You can't escape it by running away. 14. He did not object to seeing Francis. 15. She thanked him for taking her out.