Practice Prepositions Practice Questions with Detailed Solutions – Level 3

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The clerk was first accused ___ forgery, and a week later the police formally charged him ___ cheating the bank.

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The branch office in Nagpur has remained closed ___ last Monday, and the staff there have not been paid ___ two months.

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Applicants must submit the form ___ 5 p.m. on Friday, but the help desk will remain open ___ 7 p.m. for queries.

Identify the segment of the sentence that contains an error.

The committee members discussed about the new proposal at length before they reached a final decision on it.

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___ being a skilled surgeon, Dr. Mehra is a gifted sitar player; he lives in a small cottage ___ the Ganga in Rishikesh.

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This brand of Assam tea is superior than that one in both flavour and aroma.

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During the monsoon of that year, several people in the remote village died ___ malaria because there was no hospital nearby.

Which of the following sentences uses the preposition correctly?

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The national flag was hoisted ___ the morning of 15 August, exactly ___ 7:30, and ___ the evening a cultural programme was held in the school hall.

Which of the following sentences is free from an unnecessary preposition?