because of I can’t accept your invitation owing to a previous engagement. instead of in place of, substituting for I wish I were going to the party instead of my brother. in the event of in case of The match will be stopped in the event of heavy rain. C.
Refer to the dictionary to find out the meaning of the following prepositions and match them with the correct meaning. Preposition Meaning due to as a substitute for except for in the interest of with reference to irrespective of in spite of added to in addition to because of in place of referring to regardless of with the exception of for the sake of disregarding the difficulty D. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate prepositional phrase from the given options. .
Everything falls to the ground earth’s gravitational pull. a. in addition to b. because of c.
cause of . The trial was conducted the procedure of law. a. in accordance with b.
due to c. despite of 10th - - . There is a temple right my house. a.
in back of b. apart from c. in front of . As a of his hard work, he achieved the target.
a. instead of b. result of c. apart from .
Failure is often the negligence. a. effect of b. consequence of c.
reason of . Children are given toys sweets on Children’s day. a. on top of b.
in addition to c. due to . The parents must be informed any indiscipline conduct of their wards. a.
because of b. in case of c. in spite of . He didn’t turn up his busy schedule.
a. consequence of b. due to c. except for .
Global warming is the green house emission. a. an effect of b. in spite of c.
in addition to . several warnings, he continued to swim. a. due to b.
in spite of c. because of E. Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect words with