EnglishGrammar: Preposition

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct…

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) A diet that is deficient ______ iron can leave a growing child tired and pale.	(I) of
(B) All players must adhere ______ the new rules about time-outs.	(II) in
(C) After being cheated once, my grandmother is now wary ______ anyone who calls about a lottery prize.	(III) for
(D) Ravi tried to atone ______ his rudeness by carrying the old man’s bags to the gate.	(IV) to

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) A diet that is deficient in iron can leave a growing child tired and pale.	(II) in	Deficient in means not having enough of something. The diet does not have enough iron.
(B) All players must adhere to the new rules about time-outs.	(IV) to	Adhere to means to follow a rule or plan closely. The players must follow the new rules.
(C) After being cheated once, my grandmother is now wary of anyone who calls about a lottery prize.	(I) of	Wary of means careful about someone or something that may cause trouble. She no longer trusts such callers.
(D) Ravi tried to atone for his rudeness by carrying the old man’s bags to the gate.	(III) for	Atone for means to do something good to make up for a wrong one has done. Ravi helped the old man to make up for being rude.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) A diet that is deficient ______ iron can leave a growing child tired and pale.	(I) of
(B) All players must adhere ______ the new rules about time-outs.	(II) in
(C) After being cheated once, my grandmother is now wary ______ anyone who calls about a lottery prize.	(III) for
(D) Ravi tried to atone ______ his rudeness by carrying the old man’s bags to the gate.	(IV) to

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) A diet that is deficient in iron can leave a growing child tired and pale.	(II) in	Deficient in means not having enough of something. The diet does not have enough iron.
(B) All players must adhere to the new rules about time-outs.	(IV) to	Adhere to means to follow a rule or plan closely. The players must follow the new rules.
(C) After being cheated once, my grandmother is now wary of anyone who calls about a lottery prize.	(I) of	Wary of means careful about someone or something that may cause trouble. She no longer trusts such callers.
(D) Ravi tried to atone for his rudeness by carrying the old man’s bags to the gate.	(III) for	Atone for means to do something good to make up for a wrong one has done. Ravi helped the old man to make up for being rude.