Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:
The excerpt for the examination was taken_____________ Oscar Wilde.
A. for
B. to
C. by
D. from

Answer 1

Hint:Prepositions and postpositions are a class of terms used to convey spatial or temporal relationships or to mark different semantic functions, called ad positions. A preposition is a word (usually a short word) that sits before a noun to illustrate the connexion between the noun and a neighbouring word.
The commonly used prepositions are- A preposition is a word (usually a short word) that sits before a noun to illustrate the connexion between the noun and a neighbouring word.

Complete answer:
To refer to where something is derived or originated from, the preposition 'from' is used. The quotation is taken from Oscar Wilde 's work in the sentence given. Option D is therefore right. On the other hand,' to' is used to explain who gets what or to suggest something's destination, which is the reverse of what the sentence seeks to express. It is not possible to send the excerpt to Oscar Wilde, it is offered to the students. Option B is also wrong. For 'is a reason preposition which denotes who is supposed to have something or use something. This excerpt is not meant for Oscar Wilde, but is taken from him. Option A is also incorrect. 'By' is used to refer to the agent or the person conducting the operation, which here is again meaningless since Wilde is not the agent selecting the excerpt. Option C is therefore wrong.
Additional information:
Prepositions show how two words are linked. Lots of prepositions (e.g., "on," "in," "near," "behind," "under," "inside") tell us where things are relative to each other. For example: The cat sat on the mat.
Object of a Preposition- The word (or phrase) that follows a preposition is called the object of a preposition. If there is a preposition, there will always be an object of the preposition. A preposition cannot exist by itself.
Prepositional phrases- A prepositional phrase is made up (including any modifiers) of a preposition and the object of the preposition. There are very prominent prepositional sentences. They act either as adjectives or adverbs.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’

Note:In order to shape different phrasal verbs, the prepositions given in the options are added to the verb 'putting'. Essentially, phrasal verbs are multi-word verbs.