EnglishGrammar: Preposition

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct…

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) Vendors who encroach ______ the footpath outside the hospital leave patients no room to walk.	(I) for
(B) The crumbling bus stand has become emblematic ______ the town’s long neglect.	(II) on
(C) Teachers felt that the new rules would make them subservient ______ the whims of the management.	(III) to
(D) The veteran actor never hid his disdain ______ cheap publicity stunts.	(IV) of

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Vendors who encroach on the footpath outside the hospital leave patients no room to walk.	(II) on	Encroach on means to take over space that belongs to others. The vendors take up the footpath.
(B) The crumbling bus stand has become emblematic of the town’s long neglect.	(IV) of	Emblematic of means being a clear sign or symbol of something. The bus stand is a sign of neglect.
(C) Teachers felt that the new rules would make them subservient to the whims of the management.	(III) to	Subservient to means too ready to obey someone else. The teachers fear they will have to obey every whim.
(D) The veteran actor never hid his disdain for cheap publicity stunts.	(I) for	Disdain for means a feeling that something is not good enough to deserve respect. He looked down on such stunts.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) Vendors who encroach ______ the footpath outside the hospital leave patients no room to walk.	(I) for
(B) The crumbling bus stand has become emblematic ______ the town’s long neglect.	(II) on
(C) Teachers felt that the new rules would make them subservient ______ the whims of the management.	(III) to
(D) The veteran actor never hid his disdain ______ cheap publicity stunts.	(IV) of

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Vendors who encroach on the footpath outside the hospital leave patients no room to walk.	(II) on	Encroach on means to take over space that belongs to others. The vendors take up the footpath.
(B) The crumbling bus stand has become emblematic of the town’s long neglect.	(IV) of	Emblematic of means being a clear sign or symbol of something. The bus stand is a sign of neglect.
(C) Teachers felt that the new rules would make them subservient to the whims of the management.	(III) to	Subservient to means too ready to obey someone else. The teachers fear they will have to obey every whim.
(D) The veteran actor never hid his disdain for cheap publicity stunts.	(I) for	Disdain for means a feeling that something is not good enough to deserve respect. He looked down on such stunts.