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Prepositional phrases - C1 unit 8

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  • We are eligible of a free ice-cream only today.
    Wrong - eligible for
  • You show no regrets of what you did.
    Wrong - regret about
  • After your second year at the university, you must specialise on something.
    Wrong - specialise in
  • I'm horrified of the current pandemic.
    Wrong - horrified at/by
  • I've got a natural talent to make sandcastles.
    Wrong - talent for
  • I'm really annoyed at how you dealt with the problem.
    Wrong - annoyed about/with
  • Once the crisis was over, there was an increase in the number of new part-time workers.
    Right
  • They keep insisting on coming over for dinner one night.
    Right
  • He seems to have a constant necessity for attention.
    Wrong - necessity of
  • I'm really proud about it.
    Wrong - proud of
  • She prides herself on the way she cooks.
    Right
  • You should be ashamed of yourself
    Right
  • I'm terrified by the look in her eyes
    Wrong - terrified of
  • The results of the studies were conducive to the approval of the regulations.
    Right
  • As a result of my conclusive research, I got a grant to study in Canada.
    Wrong - result from
  • I'm fully committed to protecting the environment.
    Right
  • There's a little chance of seeing someone famous in Madrid's underground.
    Right
  • She's quite upset about not being invited to the party.
    Right
  • We should consider the risks about travelling abroad
    Wrong - risk of
  • We're planning on opening a new shop around the corner.
    Right
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