Collocations are word combinations that sound natural to a native speaker. In the exercise below, fill in the blanks with a preposition that forms a collocation with the word(s) in green.
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1. Managers should be good ___ motivating their teams.
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2. They have an excellent relationship ___ our clients.
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3. I’ve been very busy preparing ___ the sales conference next week.
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4. He expressed his dissatisfaction ___ the service he received.
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5. Have you ever been accused ___ committing a crime?
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6. Stress is a major cause ___ many diseases.
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7. Blake needs to get his resume ready so he can start applying ___ jobs.
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8. My wife and I are very proud ___ our son.
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9. We’ve been having some trouble ___ our Wi-Fi.
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10. Post-It notes were invented ___ accident. The inventor was trying to create a completely different product.
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11. We arrived ___ London at about 9 o’clock in the morning.
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12. Initially, my wife and I couldn’t agree ___ a name for our daughter.
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13. Our sales team consists ___ a dozen people with varied backgrounds.
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14. We plan ___ opening two more stores within the next three years.
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15. He made a lot of decisions that management didn’t approve ___.
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16. I strongly believe ___ the power of positive thinking.
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17. I’ve really been concentrating ___ finishing my degree.
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18. As the coach of the team, he needs to take the blame ___ the team’s lack of success.
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19. Jack insisted ___ paying for lunch.
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20. This might not matter ___ you, but some people are going to be negatively affected by this decision.
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21. Each and every one of you has contributed ___ the success of this organization.
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22. Cheryl has been very busy right now. She’s applying ___ law schools.
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23. Our success depends ___ hiring the right people.
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24. He graduated ___ Princeton in 1994.
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25. At first, I thought he was really angry. Then, he smiled ___ me and I knew he was joking.
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26. Many people objected ___ the decisions the president made during his first 100 days in office.
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27. I know we can count ___ Tim to resolve this for us.
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28. To make extra money, Rick participated ___ some clinical trials for new drugs.
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29. The judge ordered the jurors not to comment ___ the case.
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30. They were arguing ___ who deserved the blame for the recent increase in crime.
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31. What is the reason ___ this new trend?
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32. We’ve seen a decrease ___ tourism over the last few years.
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33. People have to be able to adapt ___ change.
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34. Please contact me ___ your earliest convenience so we can discuss this issue.
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at your earliest inconvenience
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35. What is the difference ___ these two cell phone plans?
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36. I had trouble deciding ___ a college major.
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37. International trips are always a problem for Jim because of his intense fear ___ flying.
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38. I can’t take the credit ___ this. It was a team effort.
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39. The attorney chose not to respond ___ the reporter’s questions.
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40. Unfortunately, I wasn’t aware ___ the new developments.
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41. Some states have very high taxes ___ cigarettes and alcohol.
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42. Who is responsible ___ implementing these changes?
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43. We should take advantage ___ the sale and stock up on supplies.
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44. Do you have any interest ___ seeing the movie?
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45. Who is in charge ___ approving these requests?
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46. I hung up on a customer ___ mistake. I’ll have to call her back.
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47. We’re going to have to build the whole thing over ___ scratch.
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48. Complaining ___ it won’t help. You need to do something about it.
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49. Many parents find it difficult to pay ___ their children’s education.
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50. There is a high demand ___ this type of product.
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