Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
 Now, James, are you quite sure that I'm not putting you _________?
A. after
B. by
C. out
D. over

Answer 1

Hint:Prepositions and postpositions are a class of terms used to convey spatial or temporal relationships or to mark different semantic functions, called ad positions. A preposition is a word (usually a short word) that sits before a noun to illustrate the connexion between the noun and a neighbouring word. The commonly used prepositions are- A preposition is a word (usually a short word) that sits before a noun to illustrate the connexion between the noun and a neighbouring word.

Complete answer:
Option C is the right answer since the 'out' preposition is attached to the 'put' verb to render the 'putting you out' phrasal verb, which in this case means causing others problems or difficulties by making them do something for you. Options A, B and D are wrong because 'putting you after' is not a phrasal verb and if it is used in the sentence, the word won't make any logical sense,' putting you by' means means the same as putting aside or ignoring, and 'putting you over' means delaying.

Additional information:
Prepositions show how two words are linked. Lots of prepositions (e.g., "on," "in," "near," "behind," "under," "inside") tell us where things are relative to each other. For example: The cat sat on the mat.
Object of a Preposition- The word (or phrase) that follows a preposition is called the object of a preposition. If there is a preposition, there will always be an object of the preposition. A preposition cannot exist by itself.
Prepositional phrases- A prepositional phrase is made up (including any modifiers) of a preposition and the object of the preposition. There are very prominent prepositional sentences. They act either as adjectives or adverbs.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C’

Note: in order to shape different phrasal verbs, the prepositions given in the options are added to the verb 'putting'. Essentially, phrasal verbs are multi-word verbs.