Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition:
Meena repented ______ her mistakes.
a) over
b) of
c) for
d) about

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word.

Complete solution:

In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given to us indicates that Meena’s mistakes were something concerning that Meena repented doing.

Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-

Option (a.), 'over', is defined as ‘concerning or regarding.’ Therefore, option (a.) is correct as it correctly indicates that Meena’s mistakes were something concerning that Meena repented doing.

Option (b.), ‘of', is defined as ‘expressing direction.’ Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is not relevant to the context.

Option (c.), ‘for', is defined as ‘directed at, intended to belong to’. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it does not comply with the context of the sentence.

Option (d.), ‘about', is defined as ‘in a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of’. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as it is not relevant to the context.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘a’.

Note: In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the meaning of the verb ‘repent’ in the sentence. Repent refers to feel remorse for something or someone; feel sorry for something or someone; be contrite about something or someone.