Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition.
I am subscribed ________ the New York Times journal.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → to
Complete sentence: I am subscribed to the New York Times journal. One subscribes to a journal, and one is subscribed to it.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) with | company or the instrument used. “Subscribed with” is not standard English. | She cut the cake with a knife. |
| (2) for | One may subscribe for shares (apply to buy them), but a newspaper or journal is subscribed to. | Thousands of people subscribed for the company's new shares. |
| (3) from | a starting point or source. One receives copies from a publisher but subscribes to the journal. | I received a letter from my cousin. |
| (4) to (answer) | The verb subscribe (to pay regularly to receive a newspaper or magazine, or to support an idea) is always followed by the preposition to. | My father has subscribed to two newspapers for many years. |