Worksheet 10: Idiom Errors
550 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT
Consider the idiom in each sentence and fill in the correct preposition, if one is required.
- The interview provided insight _____ what great directors think about.
- We were very angry _____ him for ignoring our phone calls.
- Her tests include questions that seem very different _____ those that we see in the homework.
- My mother preferred my singing _____ my practicing guitar.
- Detective Simone ran in pursuit _____ the perpetrators.
- We had to shoo the cat off _____ the car.
- When she arrived on campus, she felt truly independent _____ her parents for the first time.
- They scoured the bedroom in search _____ the missing bracelet.
- We were very angry _____ the exorbitant price of gasoline at the corner gas station.
- Although they were friends, they always seemed to be arguing _____ each other.
- I am concerned _____ your failure to pass the last few quizzes.
- We all agreed _____ the color scheme for the wedding.
- Tony had to climb _____ the ladder to get to the top bunk.
- As a public defender, he was very concerned _____ the legal issue of search and seizure.
- It was hard not to agree _____ her offer of a free movie ticket.
- The vaccine was intended to protect everyone working on the project _____ disease.
- I could hardly pay attention in class because I was daydreaming _____ the prom.
- Allison and her sister both excel _____ dance and music.
- I could never dream _____ confronting the coach with such a trivial concern.
- I arrived at the meeting too late to raise my objection _____ the proposal.
- The third edition of this book really doesn’t differ very much at all _____ the first two.
- I beg to differ _____ you, but your story does not fit my recollection at all.
- If we don’t act soon, we may miss _____ the opportunity to lock in the lowest rates.