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The success of the project depends on effective teamwork.

The success of the project depends of effective teamwork.

The success of the project is depend on effective teamwork.

Grammar exercises · 12 questions

Common preposition mistakes: dependent prepositions exercises

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Test yourself on common preposition mistakes: dependent prepositions with 12 interactive questions. Every answer comes with an explanation — and if you get one wrong, the AI tutor can explain exactly why your answer didn't work.

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Guessing gets you through a quiz; understanding gets you through the exam. Read the full Common preposition mistakes: dependent prepositions lesson — A dependent preposition is the fixed preposition that a specific verb, adjective or noun always takes — depend on, discuss (no preposition), arrive in/at, married to, reason for. These combinations are arbitrary and can't be worked out from logic or translated from another language, which makes them one of the most persistent error sources even at advanced levels.

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