PREPOSITIONS IN BUSINESS ENGLISH – FURTHER PRACTICE 1. I'm afraid Mr Nelson is away at|on|for business and won't be back until next Friday. 2. The sales representative is our interface on|with|at the end consumer. 3. They brought a claim with|at|against their suppliers for breach of contract. 4. As an independent adviser I am directly accountable on|against|to my clients. 5. The system is designed to defend a network for|against|on viruses and unwanted emails. 6. The government has introduced a ban on|against|over a number of imported medicines. 7. She put in a request for |to|on a transfer to head office. 8. Each part of the system is checked on|for|by faults. 9. There is hardly any demand for|to|of second-hand computers. 10. We offer this service to our customers at|of|on no cost. 11. From 1 July I will be working for the firm at|on|with a full-time basis. 12. We put in a claim for|to|at damage done to the property. 13. The two car manufacturers are collaborating with|about|on a new engine design. 14. Inflation peaked on|into|at 8.9 per cent. 15. The company has been banned against|from|to advertising its soft drinks as ‘100% fruit juice’. KEY - PREPOSITIONS IN BUSINESS ENGLISH – FURTHER PRACTICE 1. I'm afraid Mr Nelson is away at|on|for business and won't be back until next Friday. 2. The sales representative is our interface on|with|at the end consumer. 3. They brought a claim with|at|against their suppliers for breach of contract. 4. As an independent adviser I am directly accountable on|against|to my clients. 5. The system is designed to defend a network for|against|on viruses and unwanted emails. 6. The government has introduced a ban on|against|over a number of imported medicines. 7. She put in a request for |to|on a transfer to head office. 8. Each part of the system is checked on|for|by faults. 9. There is hardly any demand for|to|of second-hand computers. 10. We offer this service to our customers at|of|on no cost. 11. From 1 July I will be working for the firm at|on|with a full-time basis. 12. We put in a claim for|to|at damage done to the property. 13. The two car manufacturers are collaborating with|about|on a new engine design. 14. Inflation peaked on|into|at 8.9 per cent. 15. The company has been banned against|from|to advertising its soft drinks as ‘100% fruit juice’. WORD FORMATION EXERCISE – FURTHER PRACTICE 1. All employees have legally / / rights concerning paid vacation and redundancy. (enforce) 2. Our training courses have been / / by the National Chamber of Commerce. (valid) 3. Customers should be warned that tickets are not / / . (refund) 4. They are one of the world's / / companies in phone technology. (lead) 5. You need to ask your manager to / / any changes that you wish to make. (authority) 6. The benefits agency is changing the way it calculates / / for financial aid. (eligible) 7. As a result of her expensive holiday, she now has a large / / with the bank. (overdraw) 8. He works as a financial / / for one of the major investment banks. (analyse) 9. He works as a / / at an IT company. (reception) 10. After ordering a product online, customers receive a / / by email confirming their order. (notify) 11. They asked an accountant to perform a / / of the company's assets. (value) 12. The magazine has an annual / / fee of $90. (subscribe) 13. Will these companies be able to compete / / ? (global) 14. All staff must wear / / clothing when operating this machine. (protect) 15. The central bank has decided to raise interest rates to reduce / / pressure. (inflation) 16. He is a leading / / specializing in the field of international finance. (economics) 17. The next / / of goods is due to arrive on March 11th. (ship) 18. The poor sales results may lead to the / / or cancellation of the proposed merger. (postpone) KEY - WORD FORMATION EXERCISE – FURTHER PRACTICE 1. All employees have legally / / rights concerning paid vacation and redundancy. (enforce) ENFORCEABLE 2. Our training courses have been / / by the National Chamber of Commerce. (valid) VALIDATED 3. Customers should be warned that tickets are not / / . (refund) REFUNDABLE 4. They are one of the world's / / companies in phone technology. (lead) LEADING 5. You need to ask your manager to / / any changes that you wish to make. (authority) AUTHORIZE 6. The benefits agency is changing the way it calculates / / for financial aid. (eligible) ELIGIBILITY 7. As a result of her expensive holiday, she now has a large / / with the bank. (overdraw) OVERDRAFT 8. He works as a financial / / for one of the major investment banks. (analyse) ANALYST 9. He works as a / / at an IT company. (reception) RECEPTIONIST 10. After ordering a product online, customers receive a / / by email confirming their order. (notify) NOTIFICATION 11. They asked an accountant to perform a / / of the company's assets. (value) VALUATION 12. The magazine has an annual / / fee of $90. (subscribe) SUBSCRIPTION 13. Will these companies be able to compete / / ? (global) GLOBALLY 14. All staff must wear / / clothing when operating this machine. (protect) PROTECTIVE 15. The central bank has decided to raise interest rates to reduce / / pressure. (inflation) INFLATIONARY 16. He is a leading / / specializing in the field of international finance. (economics) ECONOMIST 17. The next / / of goods is due to arrive on March 11th. (ship) SHIPMENT 18. The poor sales results may lead to the / / or cancellation of the proposed merger. (postpone) POSTPONEMENT