Just to recap, prepositions are the little words such as: on, at, in, for, from, of, to, over, under, above, behind, etc.
Business Preposition Exercise:
Prepositions
Some common prepositions in business talk that everybody should know.
Fill in: with, for, to, of, in, etc.
| 1. Thank you ________ your letter ____________ 21 May. |
| 2. I’m afraid Mr. Jensen isn’t ___________ right now. But he’ll call you back. |
| 3. Please complete the form __________ full and sign ___________ the bottom. |
| 4. We recommend our heavy subscription ____________ all our heavy users. |
| 5. She deals __________ annoying clients regularly and still manages to maintain her sense of humour. |
| 6. There’s been a steep price increase ____________ 28%. |
| 7. My advice is based ___________ solid market surveys. |
| 8. You can pay for the software license _________ instalments _____________ 1250 dollars. |
| 9. They are well-known ____________ their friendly customer service. |
| 10. Sybil has considerable experience ____________ her field. |
| 11. As a VIP-member you’re entitled ___________ attend our annual ball. |
| 12. It’s regrettable that the prototype isn’t consistent ______________ our demands. |
| 13. _____________ retrospect, we shouldn’t have laid ___________ so many employees. |
Scroll down for the answers.
Answers:
1. for, of
2. in
3. in, at
4. for
5. with
6. by
7. on
8. in, of
9. for
10. in
11. to
12. with
13. In, off
If you want to do the first preposition exercise again, it’s here.
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