Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Help me ______________ homework.
a) To
b) With
c) Of
d) About

Answer 1

Hint: In the above question the speaker is requesting to someone to help him with his homework as he is concerned about it, i.e. shows concern in regards to homework.

Complete answer:
 A preposition is a word that comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
Now, before deciding the correct solution let us now look into the options and try to understand the use of the prepositions provided in the solution.
Option (a) – ‘to’: ‘to’ is used to indicate movement from one place to another. For example, I am going to school.
Option (b) – ‘with’: ‘with’ indicates the presence of something or asking for help regarding something. For example: help me with this.
Option (c) – ‘of’: ‘of’ is used to show a relationship between a part of something and it’s whole. For example he is a boy of 15.
Option (d) – ‘about’: ‘about’ is a preposition used to indicate knowledge about the concerned thing/ subject. For example: I know about the trouble you are going through.
Now, in the above question the speaker is requesting someone to help him with his homework as he is concerned about it, i.e. shows concern in regards to homework. So, as per the explanation the correct solution would be option (b), i.e. with. This makes the complete sentence as – ‘Help me with homework’.

Note:
 Use the elimination method and eliminate the ones that are not plausible solutions. Here, about cannot be used as it talks about having knowledge regarding something. This has no relation whatsoever with the given sentence in the question.