Question

Choose the appropriate preposition and fill in the blank:
Are you angry ___________ what happened?
A) With
B) About
C) By
D) Of

Answer 1

Hint:Prepositions are basically short words that are used before nouns and also used before gerunds verbs. Prepositions are followed by a determiner and an adjective. For example: above, across, along, among, below, besides, between, from, in, into, off, on, to and etc.

Complete answer:
Option A) With – is an incorrect answer because the use of preposition ‘with’ is to show the reactions and the feelings and ‘with’ meaning using and having. So, the use of with in the blank is incorrect.
Option B) About – is the correct answer because ‘about’ preposition is used when to show the concern of something or someone. So, the use of this option in the blank is the correct choice and thus, gives the meaning in the sentence. Therefore, this is the correct answer.
Option C) By – is an incorrect answer because we use preposition ‘by’ to show when something is done, or when someone is contacted by phone or messages, when we pay by cards or cash and etc. Basically, it has many uses. Thus, the use of ‘by’ here in the blank is incorrect.
Option D) Of – is an incorrect answer because preposition ‘of’ is used to show a connection or belonging. Thus, ‘of’ is not required to be placed in the blank. Thus, this is an incorrect answer here.

The correct answer is Option B.

Note:In the given sentence ‘Are you angry ___________ what happened?’ it is clearly given that 'anger' is connected with 'what happened'. Therefore 'about' is the most appropriate and the suitable answer. Since ‘about' is used to indicate a subject's connection with something. Thus, option B is correct.