Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A servant comes daily to tend ___ the trees in the garden.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → to
Complete sentence: A servant comes daily to tend to the trees in the garden. The servant comes every day to look after the trees, so he comes "to tend to the trees".
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) for | "Tend for" is not used in English. The verb takes "to" or no preposition. | – |
| (2) with | "Tend with" is not used. "With" would show company or an instrument, not care. | – |
| (3) on | "Tend on" is not used for looking after something. (The older "attend on" means to serve a person.) | – |
| (4) to (answer) | Tend to (someone or something) means to look after or take care of it. The verb can also be used without a preposition ("tend the garden"), but when a preposition is used, it is to. | The nurse tended to the wounded soldiers. |