Question

The general inspired the soldiers ____ courage ; fill in preposition

Answer 1

the general inspired the Soldiers for courage

Answer 2

The general inspired the soldiers show courage.

The preposition here is show which is the word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.

For example, ’the man on the platform’, ‘she arrived after dinner’, ‘what did you do it for ?’.