Out of the following, choose the sentences showing the correct use of prepositions:
(A) Most farmers in our village are still dependent of the monsoon for water.
(B) Dadi divided the laddoos among her six grandchildren.
(C) My younger brother prefers cold milk than hot tea at breakfast.
(D) The lorry was loaded with sacks of onions for the Nashik market.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) and (D) only
(A) Most farmers in our village are still dependent of the monsoon for water. — Incorrect.
- “Dependent on” means needing someone or something for support.
- The word “dependent” takes “on”, not “of”.
- Correct form: Most farmers in our village are still dependent on the monsoon for water.
(B) Dadi divided the laddoos among her six grandchildren. — Correct.
- “Among” is used when something is shared by more than two people.
(C) My younger brother prefers cold milk than hot tea at breakfast. — Incorrect.
- When two things are compared after “prefer”, the second thing comes after “to”, not “than”.
- Correct form: My younger brother prefers cold milk to hot tea at breakfast.
(D) The lorry was loaded with sacks of onions for the Nashik market. — Correct.
- “Loaded with” means carrying a lot of something.
- The word “loaded” takes “with” before the things carried.