Question

“Can you help me with my homework?”
“_________ course I can; give it ________ me.”
A) Of / For
B) Of / To
C) It / At
D) For / Of

Answer 1

Hint:There are two blanks in the sentence and each option carries two answers. Make sure both the answers fit the blanks appropriately. Repeat the sentences a few times after fitting in each option to avoid making grammatical errors.

Complete answer:
Option A) Of / For - “Of course I can; give it for me.” is not the right answer as it does not fit the sentence appropriately. Even though ‘of’ fits the first blank, ‘for’ does not fit the second blank appropriately.

Option B) Of / To - “Of course I can; give it to me.” is the right answer. Both the words fit both the blanks appropriately making it grammatically correct.

Option C) It / At - “It course I can; give it at me.” is not the right answer as it does not fit the blanks. Both the words do not fit the blanks.

Option D) For / Of - “For course I can; give it of me.” is not the right answer as it does not fit the blanks. Both the words do not fit the blanks.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:The words which fill the blanks appropriately are prepositions. Prepositions are small words which are used to indicate location, time, object or to establish a relationship between word or element in the clause. Prepositions usually stand in front of nouns. A sentence can also end with a preposition. Example: “Where are you from?”. There are no rules as to where and why a certain preposition is to be used. To get it right without any grammatical errors it is important to read a lot of high-quality writing and try out various combinations before concluding which one is appropriate.