Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:
'Sangeeta's head is teeming ________ innovative ideas'.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → with
Complete sentence: Sangeeta’s head is teeming with innovative ideas. Her head is "teeming with innovative ideas".
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) on | "Teem on" is not used. The place that is full of something teems with it. | – |
| (2) in | "Teem in" is used when the things are the subject, as with fish in a river. Here the subject is the head, the place that is full, so it needs with. | Fish teem in the cool waters of the lake. |
| (3) with (answer) | To teem with something is to be full of it, to have a great many of them. The place that is full is the subject and with introduces its contents. | During the fair the streets were teeming with people. |
| (4) at | "Teem at" is not used. "At" shows a point of place or time and gives no meaning of being full. | – |