Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of prepositions:
The coach was proud ______ her young team and congratulated the girls ______ their first win at the district meet.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → of ... on
Complete sentence: The coach was proud of her young team and congratulated the girls on their first win at the district meet. The coach felt happy about her team, and the girls had just won.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) with ... in | The first blank is wrong. “With” shows being together, or the thing used to do something. | Neha came to the party with her brother. |
| (2) of ... at | The first blank is right. “At” shows a point of place or time. | The film starts at six o’clock. |
| (3) of ... on (answer) | of after “proud”, and on after “congratulate”, before a success | Dadi is proud of Arjun and congratulated him on his board results. |
| (4) by ... on | The second blank is right, but the first is wrong. “By” shows who does an action, or a place close to something. | This poem was written by my sister. |