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50. Beware of : Beware of pick pockets.

51. Blessed with : He is blessed with good health.
52. Clue to : Find out the clue to the mystery.
53. Bound for : The ship is bound for England.

54. Care for : I do not care for you.
55. Come of : He comes of a noble family.

56. Capable of : He is capable of doing this alone.
57. Congratulate on : I congratulate you on your success.
58. Comply with : I shall comply with your request.

A. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions.
1. This is contrary __________ the rules of our library.

2. We have performed the task allotted __________ us.
3. What are you looking __________?

4. Avail yourself __________ this opportunity.
5. Do you believe __________ ghosts?

6. You cannot count __________ him for financial help.

B. Circle the correct preposition in the brackets.
1. Bihar is rich (be / in / at) minerals.

2. They operated (from / at / on) her yesterday morning.
3. You weren’t polite (by / to / in) me last night.

4. She prevented me (with / for / from) entering her room.

5. I prefer coffee (with / in / to) cold drink.
6. We are talking with respect (to / for / from) that matter.

Make sentences in your notebook to show the difference between the following.
1. accompany with, accompany by 2. compare with, compare to

3. consist of, consist in 4. differ from, differ with

5. engaged to, engaged in 6. succeed in, succeed to

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