Usage (prepositions and conjunctions) Practice AK

Pay close attention to the prepositions and conjunctions in the sentences below.  Circle and correct any incorrect usage.

  1. In accordance with the Geneva Convention, most countries refrain from torturing prisoners of war. 
  2. The success of early reading books is attributed to Theodore Geisel. 
  3. The student is seeking his teacher’s approval of his proposal.
  4. My mother always finds new errors that she can blame on me. 
  5. Until I took that advanced seminar I never realized I was capable of mastering foreign materials. 
  6. I can’t believe that he continues to complain about the airport’s treatment of him. 
  7. Her intense desire for self-improvement evolved from a meditation retreat she attended. 
  8. I am incredibly impressed by her son and I can only hope for similar behavior from my own child. 
  9. The results of her exam are far from the scores that she hoped to achieve. CORRECT
  10. I have developed a great fondness for the cookies she makes that consist of only sugar, butter, and almond flour. 
  11. In a world in which we are often only interested in things that directly affect us, it is necessary to learn to take other’s interests to heart. 
  12. I am acutely aware of my teacher staring at me and measuring my participation in the class discussion. 
  13. The child does not have a strong grasp of the material and the teacher is not happy about it. 
  14. She has a deep and abiding believe in the power of fairy tales.
  15. I belong to a club that is innovative and interesting but a little careless with its money. 
  16. An SAT is made up of four sections and if you are planning to take it, you should practice long tests.
  17. When I graduate from high school I will cease to care about any of my classmates.
  18. I pray for the strength to recover from cancer.
  19. Christian Scientists view doctors and other medical professionals as a threat to their faith. 
  20. Although she loves her boss, she is capable of differing with him over a plethora of philosophical ideals. CORRECT
  21. I am not averse to  the notion of starting over again. 
  22. In order to provide proper treatment, it is critical to distinguish metastatic cancer from isolated cancer. 
  23. The teacher is deeply suspicious of his students’ unconventional methods of preparing for exams.
  24. I am Jewish, but I do not always adhere to the stricter religious rules. 
  25. The desert is at once arid and prone to disastrous flash floods. 
  26. As a class, we strive to succeed in all that we attempt.
  27. They regard all young people as possible hoodlums.
  28. When a child excels in a subject, a teacher should then insist on the student’s best effort in similar subjects. 
  29. The doctor prohibits his patient from over-exerting himself in order to protect him from himself. 
  30. Compared to brain surgery, the drug treatment is minimally invasive and we hope that he will respond well to it.