Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1) You ought to feel ashamed ______ your conduct.

2) I can assure you _____ my loyalty in this matter.

3) I have no one to attend ____ my ailing mother.

4) He is seldom attentive ______ his lessons.

5) Avail yourself ______ this opportunity.

6) I was not aware _____ the matter.

7) The accused begged the judge ______ mercy. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

for, to, except, in, from, of, for

Answer 2

1) You ought to feel ashamed of your conduct.

2) I can assure you of my loyalty in this matter.

3) I have no one to attend to my ailing mother.

4) He is seldom attentive to his lessons.

5) Avail yourself of this opportunity.

6) I was not aware of the matter.

7) The accused begged the judge for mercy.

Explanation:

• The questions here used three types of prepositions. They are: for, of, and to.
• "For" is used to give reason or purpose to an act or matter. As in question 7 where "for" gives the reason for what the accused was begging for.
• "Of" is used to relate the part of the sentence with the rest of it. As in question 5 "of" is used to relate to the command of the speaker who wants someone to be available for the opportunity. "Of" is used in questions 1,2, and 6 also.
• Here "to" is used to show the approach towards something. As in question 4 where "he" is seldom to his lessons.