WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-adjectives & participles taking the preposition in

 

MCQs: adjectives & participles taking the preposition in

1. She was completely absorbed ______ her research and forgot to eat lunch.

A) at

B) in ✓

C) with

D) by

2. He is remarkably abstemious ______ the use of social media.

A) with

B) about

C) in ✓

D) for

3. The pianist is highly accomplished ______ classical performance.

A) at

B) for

C) with

D) in ✓

4. You need to be accurate ______ your measurements or the experiment will fail.

A) about

B) with

C) in ✓

D) on

5. The student was particularly assiduous ______ keeping detailed notes.

A) for

B) at

C) about

D) in ✓

6. The children were so absorbed ______ the film that they didn't hear the doorbell.

A) by

B) with

C) in ✓

D) at

7. A monk who is abstemious ______ food and drink is admired by the community.

A) of

B) about

C) regarding

D) in ✓

8. She is accomplished ______ several languages, including Mandarin and Arabic.

A) with

B) of

C) in ✓

D) at

9. The accountant must be accurate ______ every calculation she submits.

A) on

B) for

C) in ✓

D) of

10. The researcher was assiduous ______ collecting data from remote villages.

A) about

B) in ✓

C) with

D) at