Select the appropriate option to complete the following sentence with the correct pair of preposition and pronoun:
Nobody in the hostel believed that the lake behind the campus had frozen, so Arjun walked down to see ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → for himself
Complete sentence: Nobody in the hostel believed that the lake behind the campus had frozen, so Arjun walked down to see for himself. Nobody believed the news, so Arjun went to check it personally.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) for himself (answer) | “see for himself” means to check something with his own eyes instead of believing others | Ravi went to the station to check the train timings for himself. |
| (2) to himself | shows something kept in his own mind or said only to him | Grandpa hummed an old song to himself. |
| (3) of himself | means about his own self, as in “think of himself” | Rakesh thinks too highly of himself. |
| (4) with himself | shows his feeling about his own work, as in “pleased with himself” | After scoring a century, Varun was very pleased with himself. |