EnglishGrammar: Preposition

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct…

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) After the quarrel, Kunal kept aloof ______ his classmates for the rest of the term.	(I) on
(B) The shopkeeper grew suspicious ______ the customer who wanted to pay with a torn note.	(II) to
(C) Our principal frowns ______ students who bring mobile phones to class.	(III) from
(D) At first the villagers were hostile ______ the idea of a new road through their fields.	(IV) of

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) After the quarrel, Kunal kept aloof from his classmates for the rest of the term.	(III) from	Aloof from means staying away from others and not mixing with them. Kunal stayed away from his classmates.
(B) The shopkeeper grew suspicious of the customer who wanted to pay with a torn note.	(IV) of	Suspicious of means not trusting someone or something. The shopkeeper did not trust the customer.
(C) Our principal frowns on students who bring mobile phones to class.	(I) on	Frown on means to think that something is wrong or not proper. The principal does not approve of phones in class.
(D) At first the villagers were hostile to the idea of a new road through their fields.	(II) to	Hostile to means strongly against something. The villagers were strongly against the new road.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) After the quarrel, Kunal kept aloof ______ his classmates for the rest of the term.	(I) on
(B) The shopkeeper grew suspicious ______ the customer who wanted to pay with a torn note.	(II) to
(C) Our principal frowns ______ students who bring mobile phones to class.	(III) from
(D) At first the villagers were hostile ______ the idea of a new road through their fields.	(IV) of

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) After the quarrel, Kunal kept aloof from his classmates for the rest of the term.	(III) from	Aloof from means staying away from others and not mixing with them. Kunal stayed away from his classmates.
(B) The shopkeeper grew suspicious of the customer who wanted to pay with a torn note.	(IV) of	Suspicious of means not trusting someone or something. The shopkeeper did not trust the customer.
(C) Our principal frowns on students who bring mobile phones to class.	(I) on	Frown on means to think that something is wrong or not proper. The principal does not approve of phones in class.
(D) At first the villagers were hostile to the idea of a new road through their fields.	(II) to	Hostile to means strongly against something. The villagers were strongly against the new road.