EnglishGrammar: Preposition

Match the blanks in List-I with the Prepositions in List-II: List-I (…

Match the blanks in List-I with the Prepositions in List-II:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable ________ her first version.	(I) with
(B) I just don't feel any affinity ________ his prose style. It's too caustic.	(II) to
(C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar ________ mine.	(III) for
(D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence ________ his arrogance or coldness.	(IV) from

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable from her first version.	(IV) from	Indistinguishable (impossible to tell apart) takes from, like "different from".
(B) I just don't feel any affinity with his prose style. It's too caustic.	(I) with	Affinity (a natural liking or sense of closeness) takes with (or "for"). "For" is needed in (D), so (B) takes "with".
(C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar to mine.	(II) to	"Similar" and dissimilar take to.
(D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence for his arrogance or coldness.	(III) for	The pattern is "mistake A for B", to wrongly take one thing to be another. His diffidence (shyness, lack of confidence) should not be taken for arrogance.

Match the blanks in List-I with the Prepositions in List-II:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable ________ her first version.	(I) with
(B) I just don't feel any affinity ________ his prose style. It's too caustic.	(II) to
(C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar ________ mine.	(III) for
(D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence ________ his arrogance or coldness.	(IV) from

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable from her first version.	(IV) from	Indistinguishable (impossible to tell apart) takes from, like "different from".
(B) I just don't feel any affinity with his prose style. It's too caustic.	(I) with	Affinity (a natural liking or sense of closeness) takes with (or "for"). "For" is needed in (D), so (B) takes "with".
(C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar to mine.	(II) to	"Similar" and dissimilar take to.
(D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence for his arrogance or coldness.	(III) for	The pattern is "mistake A for B", to wrongly take one thing to be another. His diffidence (shyness, lack of confidence) should not be taken for arrogance.