Question

5.
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given in the bracket.
a) Mohan completed his education ...... (along with / in spite of/ instead of) his poverty.
b) Parents are proud ....... (by / to /of ) their children.
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-- (by/to /of ) ​

Answer 1

1.Mohan completed his education along with his poverty.

2.parents are proud of their children.

Answer 2

Prepositions

a) Mohan completed his education in spite of...... (along with / in spite of/ instead of) his poverty.

b) Parents are proud ...of.... (by / to /of ) their children.

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Explanation:

• A preposition is an important part of speech .
• It states the position of a noun or pronoun with respect to the sentence.
• It often follows the main verb to form a phrasal verb and states the relation of the verb with  the subject or object.
• Sometimes a preposition forms a prepositional phrase.
• In the given sentence, 'Mohan completed his education in spite of...... (along with / in spite of/ instead of) his poverty. ' all the three options are prepositional phrases.
• 'In spite of' is used to emphasise a contrast in the condition of Mohan who was poor but his poverty did not hinder his education.
• In the second sentence, b)' Parents are proud ...of.... (by / to /of ) their children. ' the preposition 'of' relates the relation the parents' pride due to their children.

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