Complete the sentence given in List-I with suitable prepositions from List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Prepositions) |
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(A) He gives a lot of attention ______small details and rules. |
(I) in |
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(B) If the members of the club persist ____ their demand for better facilities, management will have to give in. |
(II) of |
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(C) The brave soldiers stuck to their positions and kept fighting, heedless _____ consequences. |
(III) on |
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(D) Lata prides herself ____ the beautiful plants that she grows in her garden. |
(IV) to |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) He gives a lot of attention to small details and rules. | (IV) to | The noun attention takes "to": we give or pay attention to something. |
| (B) If the members of the club persist in their demand for better facilities, management will have to give in. | (I) in | The verb persist takes "in": to persist in something is to go on with it firmly. |
| (C) The brave soldiers stuck to their positions and kept fighting, heedless of consequences. | (II) of | The adjective heedless (paying no attention) takes "of": heedless of danger, heedless of consequences. |
| (D) Lata prides herself on the beautiful plants that she grows in her garden. | (III) on | The verb pattern is "pride oneself on" something, meaning to be proud of it. |