Fill in the blank with the correct Preposition : The noise from downs…

The correct answer is Option (3) → from

Complete sentence: The noise from downstairs prevented me from sleeping soundly. The noise stopped the speaker from sleeping soundly, so the sentence needs from before the gerund "sleeping".

Option	Used to show	Example
(1) of	"Of" goes with verbs such as accuse, remind, warn. "Prevent of" is not used.	He was accused of stealing the money.
(2) for	purpose or reason. It does not express being stopped from an action.	We thanked him for helping us.
(3) from (answer)	The verb prevent takes the pattern prevent someone from doing something, meaning to stop someone from doing it.	The heavy rain prevented us from going out.
(4) with	company or the instrument used. "Prevent with sleeping" makes no sense.	He cut the rope with a knife.