Question

Choose a suitable preposition to fill in the blank:
There are many advantages _ _ _ being able to speak a foreign language.
a) Of
b) With
c) For
d) To

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is a word put before a noun or a pronoun in a sentence and indicates a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.

Complete answer:
 In the sentence given to us, a connection is indicated between ‘advantages’ and the clause ‘being able to speak a foreign language.’ When a connection 0or link between two things is to be shown we use the preposition ‘of’. Thus, option a ‘of’ is the correct answer.
Option b 'with' is used to indicate the presence of one thing with another thing. For example, “I got a free gift with the book I bought recently.” This is invalid in as per the sentence. Hence option b is incorrect.
Option c 'for' is a preposition used to indicate some reason. For example, “I have to go to the market to get medicine for my friend.” This is unsuitable in the context of the given sentence, thus, option ‘c’ is incorrect.
Option d 'to' is a preposition used to indicate the direction of something. This sentence talks about a connection between 'advantages' and the clause 'to be able to speak a foreign language'. The use of ‘to’ is again invalid in the context of the sentence. Thus, option ‘d’ is incorrect.
The correct answer would, “There are many advantages of being able to speak a foreign language.”

Note:
The sentence shows a connection between the word advantages and the clause following the blank. ‘Of’ best expresses such relationships.