Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate prepositions given in List-II:
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List-I |
List-II |
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(A) I was delighted ____ the present you gave me. |
(I) to |
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(B) The letter I wrote was full ____ mistakes. |
(II) in |
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(C) A strange thing happened ___ me a few days ago. |
(III) with |
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(D) I hope you succeed ____ getting the job you want. |
(IV) of |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
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| (A) I was delighted with the present you gave me. | (III) with | We are delighted with a thing we receive and delighted at news. A present is a thing, so "with". |
| (B) The letter I wrote was full of mistakes. | (IV) of | The adjective full always takes of: full of water, full of mistakes. |
| (C) A strange thing happened to me a few days ago. | (I) to | Something happens to a person. "To" shows who is affected. |
| (D) I hope you succeed in getting the job you want. | (II) in | We succeed in doing something. "In" is followed by the -ing form (getting). |