Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Even as a child, Ananya had a flair ______ languages and picked up Tamil within a year of moving to Chennai.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → for
Complete sentence: Even as a child, Ananya had a flair for languages and picked up Tamil within a year of moving to Chennai. Ananya picked up Tamil within a year, which shows she was good at languages.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) of | something belongs to or is a part of something | The pages of this old book have turned yellow. |
| (2) for (answer) | fixed with “flair”, which always takes “for”: a natural talent for something | Rohan has a flair for drawing cartoons. |
| (3) at | a point of place or time | We met our cousins at the railway station. |
| (4) in | a place inside something | The milk is in the fridge. |