Question

I want to ask your advice _______ one or two questions. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
A. considering
B. concerning
C. close to
D. depending on

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is a word that is used before a noun to depict the noun’s relation with the nearby word. Some of the prepositions are from, for, of, at, on, under, beneath, and so forth.

Complete answer:
Prepositions are placed before a noun to show the relationship between the noun and the nearby word. For instance in a sentence, ‘The book on the table.’

In this sentence preposition ‘on’ is placed before the noun ‘the table’ to show its relationship with the other nearby word/noun ‘the book’.

The word prepositions itself means something which is positioned before. Some of the common prepositions used are: before, behind, in, inside, under, until, below, with, within, between, above, about, among, around, and many more.

In the above-given sentence, ‘I want to ask your advice _______ one or two questions.’ The appropriate preposition will be option B. Concerning. Hence the complete sentence will be: I want to ask your advice concerning one or two questions.

The other options are incorrect as:
Option A. considering is a verb which indicates to think about something before taking the decision.
Option C. close to is an idiom that indicates the proximity of something. Option D. depending on is a phrasal verb that is used to decide by or to be determined.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: We must know what are prepositions and their placement in a sentence. We must know the use of each preposition. When referring to days, months, time, years we use different prepositions depending upon the situation.