Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
This stretch of the ghat road near Mahabaleshwar is prone ______ landslides every monsoon.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → to
Complete sentence: This stretch of the ghat road near Mahabaleshwar is prone to landslides every monsoon. Landslides happen on this road again and again in the rains.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) for | a purpose, or the person something is meant for | Dadi knitted a woollen cap for the baby. |
| (2) of | something belongs to something or is a part of it | The last page of the attendance register is missing. |
| (3) with | being together, or the thing used to do something | Tara tied the parcel with a jute string. |
| (4) to (answer) | fixed with “prone”: likely to suffer from something bad, or likely to have it happen often | Low-lying parts of Mumbai are prone to flooding. |