Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He was trembling ________ fear.
(A) of
(B) with
(C) by
(D) into
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B) Only
To tremble with fear (or with cold, anger, excitement) is the fixed usage: with names the feeling or condition that causes the trembling.
Complete sentence: He was trembling with fear.
(A) of — Incorrect.
- We are afraid of something, but we do not tremble "of" fear.
(B) with — Correct.
- "He was trembling with fear."
(C) by — Incorrect.
- "By" names the doer or means (by bus, by him).
- It does not express a cause felt inside.
(D) into — Incorrect.
- "Into" shows movement inside something.
- It does not fit.
Tip: In this question the options do not follow the order of the statements (Option 1 = (A) Only, Option 2 = (C) Only, Option 3 = (D) Only, Option 4 = (B) 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.