Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition
During the rainy season, peacocks dance _ _ _ _ _ _ joy.
A. Of
B. With
C. From
D. To

Answer 1

Hint: First we must know all the uses of given prepositions. Choose the option which will be grammatically correct for the given sentence and also we must see that the selected option will make the sentence meaningful.

Complete answer:
Preposition: The preposition is used before a noun or pronoun.
Now let’s examine and understand all the above given options.
Of: It means belonging to someone or something but in this question, we are talking about the presence of something that’s why this is not an appropriate option.
From: It is used before a noun or pronoun denoting some point of time but it is used with non – perfect tense but in this question we are not talking about time and this is not a non – perfect tense, that’s why this is not an appropriate option.
To: We use this preposition for showing direction, but in this above given sentence, there is nothing to show direction that’s why this is not a correct option.
With: It suggests company and also shows presence in something or someone. This is the correct answer because in this question, the sentence shows the presence of joy, which means “peacocks feel happy while dancing during the rainy season”. So the appropriate answer will be option [B].

So, the correct option is option B.

Note: Students should learn prepositions. After learning prepositions, students can understand the sentence easily. There are many prepositions, which we use on a daily basis. Preposition is the most important lesson in English.