Identify the sentences with the correct use of Prepositions.
A. His car turned down of the road suddenly.
B. Buddhism teaches freedom with the desires.
C. The management is actively looking for a new CEO for the company.
D. It is not easy to stop poaching unless the officials pull up their socks.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → C & D only
(A) His car turned down of the road suddenly. — Incorrect.
- "Turn down" takes the road directly as its object.
- "Of" has no place here: "His car turned down the road suddenly".
- Correct form: His car turned down the road suddenly.
(B) Buddhism teaches freedom with the desires. — Incorrect.
- Freedom from something we escape takes from: "Buddhism teaches freedom from desires".
- Correct form: Buddhism teaches freedom from desires.
(C) The management is actively looking for a new CEO for the company. — Correct.
- Look for means "search for", and "a CEO for the company" is right.
Example: The school is looking for a new music teacher.
(D) It is not easy to stop poaching unless the officials pull up their socks. — Correct.
- Pull up one's socks is the fixed idiom for making an effort to do better.
Example: You will have to pull up your socks if you want to pass the exam.