Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.
The villagers are strongly averse __________ the plan to build a highway through their fields.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → to
Complete sentence: The villagers are strongly averse to the plan to build a highway through their fields. The villagers do not want the highway through their fields.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) to (answer) | fixed with “averse”: to dislike something strongly and be against it | My grandfather is averse to eating outside food. |
| (2) against | opposed to. We can say “are against the plan”. But “averse” never takes “against”. | Most parents are against the fee hike. |
| (3) of | goes with words like afraid or fond. It does not go with “averse”. | Tina is afraid of dogs. |
| (4) with | in the company of someone or something. The word “averse” does not take “with”. | Arjun went to the market with his uncle. |