Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition. He was shocked __________ the incident.
Question and options
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition.
He was shocked __________ the incident.
- at
- of
- on
- for
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - at
‘Shocked at’ is the standard collocation for a reaction to an event: he was shocked at the incident. ‘Shocked of’, ‘shocked on’ and ‘shocked for’ are not idiomatic English.
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