Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
After the floods, the old wooden bridge over the canal was declared unfit ______ heavy trucks.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → for
Complete sentence: After the floods, the old wooden bridge over the canal was declared unfit for heavy trucks. “Heavy trucks” is a noun, and the weak bridge cannot carry them safely.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) to | After “unfit”, “to” comes before a verb, not before a noun | After the fall, Raju was unfit to play in the final. |
| (2) of | something belongs to or is a part of something | The cover of my diary is torn. |
| (3) with | being together, or the thing used to do something | Sunil went to the mela with his uncle. |
| (4) for (answer) | fixed with “unfit” before a noun: not good enough or not safe for a use | The stale sweets were unfit for sale. |