Question

you must have pity ____ the poor
A. of. B. for. C. by. D. to

Answer 1

hi mate

I think For

is the right answer

Answer 2

Answer:

'for' (B)

Correct Sentence: You must have pity for the poor.

Explanation:

• In the above sentence, 'for' is used as a preposition (followed by a noun).
• For example, I bought some flowers for Jene. In this sentence, 'for' was followed by the noun 'flowers'.

More about Prepositions:

• A preposition is a word that combines with a noun, or pronoun to demonstrate a relationship between the noun and another element or component of any given sentence.
• To be more clear, prepositions can show relationships of time, space, or possession between a subject and an object in a sentence.
• For example, the dog sat at the table. In this sentence, the preposition 'at' shows the relationship between the subject of the sentence 'cat' and the object 'table'.
• Some commonly used prepositions are at, for, on, above, after, by, from, etc.

So we may conclude that prepositions do not necessarily have to govern noun phrases only. Some of them can also govern a prepositional phrase. They are a vital element of the sentence because they act as vital markers to the structure of a sentence, and they also mark relationships between nouns, verbs, subjects, and locations.

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