Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:
The captain remained impervious ______ the crowd’s taunts and kept her eyes on the ball.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → to
Complete sentence: The captain remained impervious to the crowd’s taunts and kept her eyes on the ball. The crowd shouted taunts at the captain, but she did not let them disturb her.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) by | who or what does an action | The match was won by the home team. |
| (2) from | where something starts or comes from | We got a parcel from Nani last week. |
| (3) against | opposition, or one thing resting on another | Rohan leaned his bat against the wall. |
| (4) to (answer) | fixed with “impervious”, which always takes “to”: not affected or troubled by something | Papa seems impervious to the cold and walks in a cotton kurta even in January. |