Direction: Fill in the blank with the correct option. He is suspicious __________ my motive.
Question and options
Direction: Fill in the blank with the correct option.
He is suspicious __________ my motive.
He is suspicious __________ my motive.
- with
- of
- for
- about
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - of
Suspicion directed at a person or their motive takes the preposition “of”: He is suspicious of my motive. “Suspicious about” introduces a matter one is unsure of (for example, suspicious about what happened), and “with” and “for” do not combine with “suspicious”.
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