Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of prepositions:
After three days of rain, the hostel children were tired ______ staying indoors and longed ______ a sunny afternoon on the playground.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → of ... for
Complete sentence: After three days of rain, the hostel children were tired of staying indoors and longed for a sunny afternoon on the playground. The children had stayed indoors for three days, and they wanted to play in the sun.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) at ... to | The first blank is wrong. “At” shows a point of place or time. | The guests arrived at noon. |
| (2) of ... about | The first blank is right. “About” shows the subject that something deals with. | Grandma told us a story about her village. |
| (3) on ... for | The second blank is right, but the first is wrong. “On” shows something resting on a surface. | Papa left his spectacles on the dining table. |
| (4) of ... for (answer) | of after “tired”: bored with something that has gone on too long; for after “long”: to want something very much | Tired of the city noise, Grandpa longed for his quiet village. |