Question

He was ignorant _____ what was happening there.
Select a suitable preposition to fill in the blank
A) for
B) of
C) from
D) with

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is a word or phrase that comes before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an item. Prepositions include "in," "at," "on," "of," and "to." Prepositions have a variety of idioms in English.

Complete answer:
In the above sentence, we will use the preposition that is used to establish a relation between two things.
Let us look at the given options:
A) for: This option is incorrect because the preposition 'for' is used to describe a reason or cause but here we do not have to give a reason for anything. Rather we have to draw a relation between two things.
B) of: The supplied sentence establishes a link between his ignorance and the events that were taking place. As a result, the appropriate response is 'of.' As a result, option B is accurate.
C) from: The preposition 'from' is used to describe the origin or beginning point of something. The word 'from' is inappropriate in this situation since the statement expresses a relationship.
D) with: This option is incorrect because the preposition 'with' is used to indicate the presence of someone or something which is useless for the above sentence which requires to form a relationship.

Thus, the correct answer is Option B) of.

Note: Some prepositional rules are as follows:
- The presence of an object is required for a preposition.
- The term "pre-position" refers to a position that comes before another.
- When a preposition is followed by a pronoun, the pronoun should be in the object form.
- The phrases to preposition and to infinitive are not interchangeable.