Choose the appropriate alternative for the underlined word.
You should at least congratulate your friend for his grand success in the elections.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → on
Complete sentence: You should at least congratulate your friend on his grand success in the elections. The friend is congratulated on his grand success in the elections.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) at | a point of place or time (at the gate, at noon). "Congratulate at" is not used. | We will meet at the station. |
| (2) on (answer) | The verb congratulate is followed by on before the achievement or happy event: congratulate someone on something. | We congratulated her on winning the scholarship. |
| (3) upon | Upon is a formal form of "on" (upon arrival). In present-day English the fixed pattern is "congratulate on". | Upon reaching home, he called his mother. |
| (4) to | direction or the receiver (send it to him). One does not "congratulate to" a success. | She gave the book to her brother. |