Question

Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition:
I reminded her ____ her promise.
a) by
b) with
c) from
d) of

Answer 1

Hint: To identify the correct preposition, use the prepositions in the options and see which makes the most sense. Prepositions join sentences by telling us the relation between the subject and the object. The girl and her promise are the subjects and the object respectively.

Complete answer:
 The correct answer is option d. When we use the preposition “of”, we mean we are talking “about” that thing. Like in the given sentence, I reminded the girl “about” her promise. Since using about in the sentence sounds incorrect, we use “for”.
Option a is wrong because “by” is used when we are talking about something being done by someone or traveling by bus, car, etc. I got this letter written by my brother which means my brother wrote the letter for me.
Option b is wrong because “with” means to accompany. She went with me to the market means she accompanied me to the market. “With” is also used to show the usage of something such as “I can write with my left hand too”.
Option c is wrong because “from” shows a point of origin. I went to my grandmother’s house from school. So the point of origin was my school from where I went to my grandmother’s house.

Note:
 Prepositions are usually easy to be answered unless there are some similar prepositions such as “on” and “upon”. In such cases, the nuances are to be read up such as the fact that “upon” is used with abstract things such as feelings, ideas, etc. while “on” is used for tangible things such as desk, shelf, etc.