Dependent Prepositions - Adjectives 2

Index

First, complete the table with the prepositions, then complete the sentences with an adjective. Click a word in the box below, then click on the appropriate gap. You can also type the words in the gaps.
AP02 ANSWERS EXPLANATION

about in on to

1) John pretended to be about the new company project although he knew nothing about the deal.

2) Since he was behind in the polls, the politician was about his chance of winning the election.

3) English spoken in Cork has a large number of dialect words that are to the city and environs.

4) We believe that it is on us to do everything possible to ensure that safety is paramount.

5) Although theft is the most common crime against tourists, they are to other crimes as well.

6) Danielle was so in her work that she frequently stayed up until the small hours.

7) Risk is in every business venture, but it is inevitably higher when you are pushing the limits.

8) The fumes generated during arc welding are to health because of dangerous nanoparticles.

9) Volleyball is still largely on players drafted straight out of high school.

10) These details are so in the scenography of Britain that we barely notice them.

1)	knowledgeable about	intelligent and well informed
2)	diffident about	modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
3)	peculiar to	belonging or relating to one particular place, person, situation
4)	incumbent on	necessary as part of somebody’s duties
5)	vulnerable to	weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally
6)	engrossed in	giving all your attention to something
7)	inherent in	belonging naturally to someone or something
8)	detrimental to	harmful or damaging
9)	reliant on	dependent on someone or something
10)	implicit in	suggested without being directly expressed