Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of prepositions:
The farmer was worried ______ his wheat crop and prayed ______ rain every evening.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → about ... for
Complete sentence: The farmer was worried about his wheat crop and prayed for rain every evening. The crop troubles the farmer, and rain is the thing he wants.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) about ... to | The first blank is right. With “pray”, “to” shows the god we pray to, not the thing we want. | Every morning, Dadi prays to Lord Ganesha. |
| (2) with ... for | The second blank is right, but the first is wrong. “With” shows being together, or the thing used to do something. | Rohan fixed the poster with tape. |
| (3) about ... for (answer) | about after “worried”, before the thing that troubles us; for after “pray”, before the thing we want | Mother was worried about my exam and prayed for my success. |
| (4) at ... from | The first blank is wrong. “At” shows a point of place or time. | The school bus stops at the main gate. |