Prepositional Phrases

1. I'd rather have wine ____ beer.

• instead than
• instead from
• instead to
• instead of

2. _____ bad weather, the trip will be postponed to next week.

• In case
• In case of
• In case to
• In case from

3. _____ my fellow employees, I would like to thank management for all they have done to improve our situation.

• In behalf of
• To behalf of
• On behalf of
• From behalf of

4. We finally solved our problem ____ a new device created by our research and development department.

• from means of
• by means of
• by means from
• by means to

5. _____ me, I will be happy to dedicate a few extra hours to the cause.

• As for
• As of
• As to
• As from

6. You will have to remember that, _____ John, no one wants to work on this problem.

• apart to
• apart from
• apart
• apart of

7. How can they be going out?! Jane has nothing _____ Peter.

• in common
• in common to
• in common of
• in common with

8. _____ John, they won't finish the project until the end of next week.

• According
• According in
• According from
• According to

9. I'm all ____ helping out the poor when in need.

• in favor of
• in favor to
• in favor for
• in favor from

10. We will have to postpone our trip _____ the bad weather.

• because
• because to
• because of
• because from