Fill in the correct prepositions choosing from the options given below:
The noise ________ downstairs prevented me ________ sleeping.
A. in, from
B. from, from
C. from, for
D. of, for
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B only
From in both blanks:
- The first blank tells where the noise comes from: "the noise from downstairs".
- The verb prevent takes the pattern prevent someone from doing something: "prevented me from sleeping".
Complete sentence: The noise from downstairs prevented me from sleeping.
A. in, from — Incorrect.
- "The noise in downstairs" is wrong: "downstairs" is an adverb of place and does not take "in".
B. from, from — Correct.
- Both prepositions fit their blanks.
C. from, for — Incorrect.
- "Prevent" is never followed by "for".
D. of, for — Incorrect.
- "The noise of downstairs" does not show where the noise comes from, and "prevented me for" is wrong.
Tip: In this question the options do not follow the order of the statements (Option 1 = C only, Option 2 = B only, Option 3 = A only, Option 4 = D only). NTA often jumbles the options in this way, so after finding the correct statement, read the options carefully and mark the one with the right letter.