Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
After holding out for a whole week, Rohan finally succumbed ______ temptation and opened the box of chocolates kept for Diwali.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → to
Complete sentence: After holding out for a whole week, Rohan finally succumbed to temptation and opened the box of chocolates kept for Diwali. Rohan held out for a week, but in the end he opened the box.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) of | something belongs to or is part of something else | The lid of the tiffin box is missing. |
| (2) to (answer) | fixed with “succumb”, which always takes “to”: to give in to something that one was trying to fight, such as temptation, pressure or illness | After a long fight, the injured tiger succumbed to its wounds. |
| (3) from | where something starts or comes from | Tanya got a letter from her pen friend in Goa. |
| (4) with | being together, or the thing used to do something | Kabir fixed the shelf with two nails. |