Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
“Can you help me with my homework?”
“________ course I can; give it ___ me.”
(A) of/for
(B) of/to
(C) it/at
(D) For/of

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence. They are used to connect the people, objects, time, and location of a sentence. They are usually short words, placed in front of nouns. Some prepositions are- with, on, of, over, throughout, under, etc.

Complete answer:
The above question has two parts, first is telling about ability to do something and second part is telling about giving some work to the speaker.
Option(A) ’of/for’ ṣ
‘Of’ uses: To indicate relating to, belonging to. For example- I always dreamed of being a politician
To indicate reference. For example- This is a picture of my childhood
To specify the number or an amount. For example- A good number of people will attend today’s function.

For uses: To indicate the reason or because of. For example- I am really excited for the journey.
To indicate the duration of time. For example- I attended the session for two months only.
To specify the use of something. For example- She is preparing for her mid-term examination.
‘Of’ is correct but ‘for’ is not correct with the question.

Option(B) ‘of/to’, ‘Of’ uses are mentioned above.
‘to’ uses: To indicate the direction, place. For example- My friends went to the restaurant.
To indicate a relationship. For example- Do not respond to the irritating colleagues.
To indicate a period. For example- I am here from 1 to 10.
First part indicates belonging and the second part indicates a relationship. So, ‘of/to’ option(B) is the correct option.

Option(C) ‘it/at’
‘It’ is a pronoun used as a subject or an object. For example- Don’t drink the coffee. It smells terrible
‘At’ uses: To indicate a place. For example- I am at your home.
To refer to a time. For example- Meet me at 9 p.m.
To indicate one’s activity. For example- Priyal laughed at me.
Option(C) is incorrect.

Option(D) ‘For/of’
This option is inappropriate because ‘for’ is appropriate with the second part of the question and ‘of’ is appropriate with the first part.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: A preposition is used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence. Option(A) ‘of/for’ is correct, it’s giving a meaningful sentence because ‘of’ is used to indicate belonging and ‘to’ is used to indicate relationship.