Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
Forgive me _____ using these pompous words.
a) of
b) for
c) with
d) on

Answer 1

Hint: The given question is of prepositions. A preposition is a word that shows a relation between two words. For example, I went to the market. Here the preposition is to. It is showing the relation between me and the market: that I went from my house to the market. The given sentence is asking for a preposition that is talking about forgiving someone.

Complete answer:
 Option a is wrong because “of” is used when we are talking about what makes a thing. For example, the dress was made of cotton. So what was the dress made of? It was made of cotton. The given sentence is not asking for the constituent of anything.
Option B is the correct answer because it is asking for forgiveness for using pompous words. You forgive someone for doing something. You punish someone for doing something. “For” is showing the relation between me and the usage of pompous words and I am begging for forgiveness for using this word.
Option c is wrong because “with” show the company. I want you to go with me to the park.
Option d is wrong because “on” shows the position of something for example: “The cat sat on the mat”. Another example is: On passing the exam, his mother took him to the amusement park.

Note:
Prepositions can be perfected through practice and by reading a lot of articles and books. The options given in the question are very different from each other so there is no chance of any confusion. But if there are questions in which the students are confused between two or more options, use the given preposition in the sentence and try to understand what the sentence means.