Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Help me _____ my homework.
A) In
B) By
C) With
D) On

Answer 1

Hint: The question is from the topic of prepositions. Prepositions are words which tell us the position or condition, or the relation of a subject or object, with respect to the other figures of speech. For e.g. I like to eat bread with my tea. Here, ‘with’ tells us the relation of one object to another object.

Complete answer:
Now let us look into the given options:
Option (A) In – This preposition is used to indicate the position of a noun which is physically located inside something or an event that happened during a specific time period or for a verb. For e.g. The dog is in its kennel. In the question we are given the word ‘homework’. To use the ‘in’ correctly, the sentence should be “Help me in completing my homework. Thus, this option is wrong.
Option (B) By – This preposition is used to indicate the position when the subject is beside something or when a subject is a creation or a property of someone. For e.g. The dog was sitting by the car. This preposition is not suitable to be used with the noun ‘homework’. Thus, it is incorrect.
Option (C) With – This is a very versatile preposition and is used in many different ways. It is used when some nouns are together. In this question we are asking someone to help and complete the homework together. Hence ‘with’ can be used correctly here. The correct sentence will be Help me with my homework.
Option (D) On – This preposition is used to indicate the position of a subject that is located atop or above something. For e.g. The dog is sitting on the couch. “Help me on my homework” would be a meaningless sentence as the word ‘on’ is not the correct preposition to be filled here either. Hence, this is the incorrect option.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (C) With.

Note: There are four types of prepositions that are used in the English language. They are;
- Simple preposition – for, with, on, of. For e.g “Fear of the dark”.
- Double preposition – out of, inside of. For e.g. “I did this out of sympathy.”
- Compound preposition – in accordance with, with respect to, in exchange for. For e.g. “What can I get in exchange for my current mobile phone?”
- Participle preposition – assuming, during, barring, considering. For e.g. “She should have passed the exam, assuming she had studied.”