Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He is envious __________ his brother’s success, and this makes him a sullen person.
A) Of
B) From
C) To
D) By

Answer 1

Hint: Prepositions are very short words and the prepositions are usually used or placed before or in front of the noun or a pronoun. For example: above, across, against, along, among, before, behind etc.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Of – is the correct answer because preposition ‘of’ is relating to someone or belonging to somebody or being a part of something. So, here in the sentence, ‘he’ and ‘his brother’ are related to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) From – is an incorrect answer because the preposition ‘from’ is used to show – when something starts, when something stops, to show somebody’s position or point of view. Thus, this option is an incorrect answer because the relation did not see this option.
Option C) To – is an incorrect answer because the preposition ‘to’ is used for the movement or direction and here in the sentence, nothing is related to the directions. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) By – is an incorrect answer because the preposition ‘by’ is used for showing how or in what way something is done. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘A’ i.e, He is envious of his brother’s success, and this makes him a sullen person.

Note: A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words. Option A is the correct answer as it indicates belongingness. 'From', 'to' and 'by' cannot be used here as they indicate a source, a direction, and the use of an agent respectively.