Verb Patterns

Verb + preposition · Adjective + preposition · Noun + preposition
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Exercises practising Verb Patterns. Total: 28 points. Vocabulary from the B2 word bank is used throughout.
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Exercise 1
Add the correct preposition
12 points
1
Economic inequality contributes social unrest.
2
Companies are committed achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.
3
The automation wave resulted widespread redundancies.
4
Governments must invest renewable energy infrastructure urgently.
5
Many workers struggle to cope the pace of technological change.
6
Access quality education remains unequal.
7
The report highlights the impact deforestation on biodiversity.
8
Consumers are increasingly aware their digital footprint.
9
The workforce consists a growing number of freelancers.
10
Companies are responsible reducing their environmental impact.
11
There is a changing attitude remote working.
12
Entrepreneurs take advantage disruptive technology.
Exercise 2
Open cloze — prepositions
8 points
Fill in the missing prepositions. This mirrors FCE Use of English Part 2.

The growing concern climate change has led to a significant shift in attitudes sustainability. Many companies now feel responsible reducing their ecological footprint, and some have committed achieving net zero by 2040. Progress depends cooperation between governments and businesses. Policies that result real reductions — rather than just awareness campaigns — are what experts are calling . Access clean energy must also be addressed.

Exercise 3
Sentence transformation
8 points
1
Deforestation causes biodiversity loss. LEADS
Deforestation ______ biodiversity loss.
2
The company has promised to achieve sustainability. COMMITTED
The company ______ achieving sustainability.
3
The policy made inequality worse. RESULTED
The policy ______ greater inequality.
4
They are not good at managing work-life balance. STRUGGLE
They ______ managing work-life balance.

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