Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions :
Drug addiction has become a serious problem (a) ____ modern society. Many young men and women are falling victims (b) ____ this. There are many reasons (c) ____ drug addiction. Drugs are expensive. So, to manage money, the addicts often go (d) ____ stealing, killing or all sorts of misdeeds. Drugs are smuggled (e) ____ a country and the smugglers carry (f) ____ drug business freely. Bangladesh is not free (g) ____ the curse of drugs. But we cannot allow this (h) ____ our country. The first thing to do is to highlight its dangerous effects (i) ___ people. The government and mass media can play an effective role (j) ____ this respect.
(a) in; (b) to; (c) for/behind; (d) for; (e) into; (f) on/out; (g) from; (h) in; (i) to; (j) in
Drug addiction has become a serious problem (a) in modern society. Many young men and women are falling victims (b) to this. There are many reasons (c) for/behind drug addiction. Drugs are expensive. So, to manage money, the addicts often go (d) for stealing, killing or all sorts of misdeeds. Drugs are smuggled (e) into a country and the smugglers carry (f) on/out drug business freely. Bangladesh is not free (g) from the curse of drugs. But we cannot allow this (h) in our country. The first thing to do is to highlight its dangerous effects (i) to people. The government and mass media can play an effective role (j) in this respect.
English
After help, we can use object + infinitive (with or without to).
| Can you help me (to) find my ring? (NOT | |
| Thank you so much for helping us (to) repair the car. | |
| Our main task is to help the company (to) become profitable. |
Help can also be followed directly by an infinitive without an object.
| Would you like to help pack? |
If you say that you cannot/can’t help doing something (especially in British English), you mean that you can’t stop yourself, even if you don’t want to do it.
| She’s a selfish woman, but somehow you can’t help liking her. | |
| Excuse me – I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. | |
| Sorry I broke the cup – I couldn’t help it. |
Can’t help can be followed by but + infinitive (without to), with the same meaning as can’t help verb + ing. This is common in American English.
| I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. |
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