Choose the sentences showing the correct use of Prepositions.
(A) There is still no cure about the common cold.
(B) People were shocked by the horrible accident that took place in broad day light.
(C) She was a veteran leader who made a great contribution to the company.
(D) There is no short cut against success.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B) and (C) Only
Fixed prepositions:
- Many nouns and adjectives are always followed by the same preposition:
- a cure for a disease.
- shocked by (or at) something.
- a contribution to something.
- a short cut to a goal.
- The preposition is decided by the word before it, not by the meaning alone.
Example: Scientists are still looking for a cure for cancer.
(A) There is still no cure about the common cold. — Incorrect.
- "Cure" takes for: "no cure for the common cold".
- Correct form: There is still no cure for the common cold.
(B) People were shocked by the horrible accident that took place in broad day light. — Correct.
- Shocked by and in broad daylight (openly, during the day) are both correct.
(C) She was a veteran leader who made a great contribution to the company. — Correct.
- One makes a contribution to something.
(D) There is no short cut against success. — Incorrect.
- A short cut leads to a place or goal: "no short cut to success".
- Correct form: There is no short cut to success.