EnglishGrammar: Preposition

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the preposit…

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the prepositions given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) Do not dwell ______ one bad result; start preparing for the next test.	(I) of
(B) Ravi was so engrossed ______ his novel that he missed his bus stop.	(II) on
(C) The guest speaker’s long talk was devoid ______ any useful advice for students.	(III) into
(D) Grandfather’s old diary gives us a rare insight ______ life in Lucknow in the 1960s.	(IV) in

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Do not dwell on one bad result; start preparing for the next test.	(II) on	Dwell on means to keep thinking or talking about something, usually something unpleasant. “Dwell” in this sense takes “on”.
(B) Ravi was so engrossed in his novel that he missed his bus stop.	(IV) in	Engrossed in means so interested in something that you notice nothing else. Ravi was lost in his book, so he missed his stop.
(C) The guest speaker’s long talk was devoid of any useful advice for students.	(I) of	Devoid of means completely without something. The talk had no useful advice at all.
(D) Grandfather’s old diary gives us a rare insight into life in Lucknow in the 1960s.	(III) into	An insight into something is a clear understanding of it. The diary helps us understand life in old Lucknow.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the prepositions given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) Do not dwell ______ one bad result; start preparing for the next test.	(I) of
(B) Ravi was so engrossed ______ his novel that he missed his bus stop.	(II) on
(C) The guest speaker’s long talk was devoid ______ any useful advice for students.	(III) into
(D) Grandfather’s old diary gives us a rare insight ______ life in Lucknow in the 1960s.	(IV) in

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) Do not dwell on one bad result; start preparing for the next test.	(II) on	Dwell on means to keep thinking or talking about something, usually something unpleasant. “Dwell” in this sense takes “on”.
(B) Ravi was so engrossed in his novel that he missed his bus stop.	(IV) in	Engrossed in means so interested in something that you notice nothing else. Ravi was lost in his book, so he missed his stop.
(C) The guest speaker’s long talk was devoid of any useful advice for students.	(I) of	Devoid of means completely without something. The talk had no useful advice at all.
(D) Grandfather’s old diary gives us a rare insight into life in Lucknow in the 1960s.	(III) into	An insight into something is a clear understanding of it. The diary helps us understand life in old Lucknow.