Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
I can eat all kinds of food ________ Chinese.
A) except
B) in spite of
C) in
 D) since

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is a word or a group of words that is followed by a noun, pronoun, or other phrases. It connects the nouns, pronouns, or other phrases with the words that are given in the framed sentences. Some of the prepositions are used to determine the location of an object and some are used to determine the relationship between two objects.

Complete answer:
In the above question, a person is talking about the preferences of food that he/she eats.
We use prepositions to make a sentence meaningful. Some of the prepositions are- on, under, at, since, with, and so on and so forth.
Option B) “in spite of” is generally used when a fact is accomplished. It’s a phrasal preposition. For example, In spite of the fact that she cooked well, the dish wasn’t that delicious. But here we are preferring one food over the other. Hence, option B) is incorrect.
Option C) “in” implies that a thing is within its confined place. Here, there’s no discussion about the place. Also, Chinese is itself a type of food. So, this option is invalid.
Option D) “since” is used to denote a time period beginning from the past and still is in continuation in present. In the above-given sentence, there’s no indication of time. So, this option too becomes invalid.
Option A) “except” means without or regardless of something or to exclude something. In the above sentence, a type of food is preferred over other types of food. Hence, option A) “EXCEPT” is correct.

Note:
A preposition helps to frame a sentence beautifully. Also, while using a preposition it is necessary to have a proper formation of a sentence starting with subject and verb and then preposition followed by a noun.
Correct Answer: Option A) except
I can eat all types of food except Chinese.