Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
She is very fond ___________ modern art.
(a)in
(b)of
(c)with
(d)at

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given sentence and try to understand what the sentence is trying to convey. Now, go through the options and choose the one which helps the sentence to best express itself. You can also use the ‘Hit and Trial’ method to check which option fits the best.

Complete answer: A preposition is a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word.
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options includes a preposition that indicates a relationship between the subject and the object, a connection between the two.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'in', refers to ‘contained by; surrounded by’. Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as we need a preposition that indicates a relationship.
Option (b.), ‘of', refers to ‘a preposition that indicates relationships between other words’. Therefore, option (b.) is correct.
Option (c.), ‘with', refers to ‘in the company of; alongside, alongside; close to; near to:’. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as we need a preposition that indicates a relationship.
Option (d.), ‘at', refers to ‘in or very near a particular place’. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as we need a preposition that indicates a relationship.

Note: In this question, the student may be curious about the phrase ‘modern art’ present in the sentence. Modern art is a noun which refers to (art) any of very many genres of art from the late 19th to the mid - 20th centuries.