Question

I have some difficulties _____ Maths. from for We should remember that some nouns are used with specific prepositions after them. After the noun ‘difficulty’ (pl. difficulties) that means ‘something that is not easy to deal with; a problem; a thing or situation that causes problems’ we can use tree prepositions: ‘in’ (There are some difficulties in learning prepositions in English.), ‘with’ (Some students have run into difficulties with the new project.; There are some typical difficulties with prepositions in English.) and ‘of’ (The difficulty of the situation made him feel helpless.). Therefore, among the test answers we are to choose ANSWER 3: ‘in’.

Accepted Answer

at in c

Question	I have some difficulties _____ Maths.
A	at
B	from
C	in
D	for
Answer	c
Remark	We should remember that some nouns are used with specific prepositions after them. After the noun ‘difficulty’ (pl. difficulties) that means ‘something that is not easy to deal with; a problem; a thing or situation that causes problems’ we can use tree prepositions: ‘in’ (There are some difficulties in learning prepositions in English.), ‘with’ (Some students have run into difficulties with the new project.; There are some typical difficulties with prepositions in English.) and ‘of’ (The difficulty of the situation made him feel helpless.). Therefore, among the test answers we are to choose ANSWER 3: ‘in’.

Difficulties Prepositions Situation I Maths C Remember Nouns