Fill in correct prepositions in the blanks selecting from the options given below :-
Rohit was grateful _______ his master _______ many favours.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → to - for
Grateful to / grateful for:
- "Grateful" takes two different prepositions:
- grateful to + the person who has helped.
- grateful for + the thing received (a favour, help, a gift).
- This sentence: the master is the person and the favours are the things, so: "Rohit was grateful to his master for many favours."
Complete sentence: Rohit was grateful to his master for many favours.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: of - for — Incorrect. "Grateful of" is not standard English. The person takes "to".
Option 3: for - to — Incorrect. It reverses the two prepositions: "grateful for his master to many favours" makes no sense.
Option 4: to - about — Incorrect. The first blank is right, but one is grateful for a favour, not "about" it.