Choose the correct preposition given below to complete the following sentence :
Wearing mask is the only remedy _________ Corona.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → against
Complete sentence: Wearing mask is the only remedy against Corona. A mask is a safeguard against infection, so "remedy against Corona" is the right collocation.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) against (answer) | Against is used for protection or defence from something harmful: a remedy, vaccine or guard against a disease. | Vaccination is the best protection against polio. |
| (2) with | accompaniment or the means used. "A remedy with Corona" would mean a remedy that goes along with the disease. | He cut the paper with scissors. |
| (3) at | a point of place or time. It is not used with "remedy". | We met at the station. |
| (4) to | direction or the receiver of something. It does not express protection from a disease, which needs "against". | There is no easy answer to this problem. |