Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
Nikita was annoyed ___ her friends on account of their rude behaviour.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → with
Complete sentence: Nikita was annoyed with her friends on account of their rude behaviour. Nikita is angry with people (her friends), and the reason follows in "on account of their rude behaviour", so "annoyed with her friends" is correct.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) at | Annoyed at / about a thing or a situation: annoyed at the delay, annoyed about the noise. With a person, the standard preposition is “with”. | She was annoyed at the long wait. |
| (2) with (answer) | Annoyed with a person: angry with someone. | The teacher was annoyed with the students for coming late. |
| (3) against | opposition. “Annoyed against” is not used in English. | The farmers protested against the new law. |
| (4) to | direction or the receiver of something. “Annoyed to her friends” is not English. | He sent a letter to his uncle. |