Question

Fill in the blank with suitable prepositions:
He apologised _____ me _____ his misbehaviour.
a) To, at
b) For, to
c) To, for
d) At, for

Answer 1

Hint: Prepositions help in determining how one word is related to another. Some examples of prepositions are to, for, at, upon, into, etc. They also help in understanding the position of a subject with respect to an object. For example, she spilled juice on her shirt. The juice (subject) was on (preposition) her shirt (object).

Complete answer:
The correct option is option c. He apologised to me for his misbehaviour. We apologise to a person for something. Another example is: He apologised to Rahul for spilling water on his project.
Option a is wrong because even though the first preposition of “to” is correct, the second preposition “at” is wrong. We don’t apologise to someone at something. “At” refers to a target. I threw the pen at Rahul. I targeted Rahul.
Option b is wrong because apologising for someone means apologising on the behalf of someone. Since that is not the meaning the sentence is trying to convey, it is a wrong answer.
Option d is wrong because apologising at someone is a wrong usage of preposition. As already explained, “at” is used when you target something or someone. She threw a rock at the window. The window was the target. Thus, the correct answer is option c.

Note:
Make sure that the answer you select has both the parts of the answer as correct. If only one of the parts is correct, the whole answer is wrong. Using prepositions in the sentence given really aids in understanding whether the preposition is appropriate or not.