Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition. He prevented me __________ doing it.
Question and options
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition.
He prevented me __________ doing it.
- of
- from
- after
- into
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - from
The verb ‘prevent’ takes ‘from’ before the action stopped: he prevented me from doing it. ‘Of’, ‘after’ and ‘into’ do not combine with ‘prevent’ in this sense.
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