The students are grateful ___ their teacher for the guidance.
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Prepositions MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “The students are grateful ___ their teacher for the guidance.”
The accepted answer is D. To. “The students are grateful ___ their teacher for the guidance.” is answered by To (option D). Option A (“With”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To. Option B (“Of”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To. Remaining alternatives (For) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once To is identified. Prepositions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Prepositions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.
- A. With
Why not A: “With” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. To. “The students are grateful ___ their teacher for the guidance.” is answered by To (option D). Option A (“With”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete
- B. Of
Why not B: “Of” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. To. “The students are grateful ___ their teacher for the guidance.” is answered by To (option D). Option A (“With”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete
- C. For
Why not C: “For” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. To. “The students are grateful ___ their teacher for the guidance.” is answered by To (option D). Option A (“With”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete
- D. To ✓
Correct answer
D. To
Explanation
“The students are grateful ___ their teacher for the guidance.” is answered by To (option D). Option A (“With”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To. Option B (“Of”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of To. Remaining alternatives (For) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once To is identified. Prepositions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Prepositions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.
Source: Prepositions Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: prepositions, FPSC, grammar, English usage
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