The adjective 'surprised' can be followed by the prepositions 'at' or 'by' when indicating the cause of the surprise.
The adjective 'surprised' can be followed by 'at' or 'by'. Both prepositions are acceptable when referring to the cause of surprise, such as 'the news'.
| Task | We were very surprised _____ the news. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | on |
| b | in |
| c | at |
| d | of |
| comment | For the test sentence ‘We were very surprised _____ the news.’ we need to chose a preposition after the adjective ‘surprised’ that means ‘having the feeling that you get when something unexpected happens;feeling or showing surprise’. In accordance with dictionaries, we can use two prepositions after the adjective ‘surprised’: (1) at (We were very surprised at her result.) and (2) by (I wasn't surprised by the news.).Therefore, among the test variants we are to choose ANSWER 3: at. |
| topic | adjective pluse preposition |
| level | 1 |
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