Find out the correct preposition to fill the blank. He boasted __________ his health
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Find out the correct preposition to fill the blank.
He boasted __________ his health
- of
- on
- with
- for
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - of
The verb “boast” takes “of” or “about”: to boast of something is to talk with too much pride about it, as in “he boasted of his health”. “Boast on”, “boast with” and “boast for” are not idiomatic.
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