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Complete the sentence given in List-I with suitable prepositions from List-II:

List-IList-II
(Sentences)(Prepositions)
(A) He gives a lot of attention____small details and rules.(I) in
(B) If the members of the club persist ________ their demand for better facilities, management will have to give in.(II) of
(C) The brave soldiers stuck to their positions and kept fighting, heedless__________ consequences.(III) on
(D) Lata prides herself_____ the beautiful plants that she grows in her garden.(IV) to

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> Incorrect matching: "persist on" and "heedless in" are not correct prepositional phrases.

Option 2 -> Incorrect matching: "attention of" and "pride herself to" are not standard English usage.

Option 3 -> Correct matching: "attention to," "persist in," "heedless of," and "pride herself on" are all proper prepositional phrases.

Option 4 -> Incorrect matching: "attention of," "persist on," and "heedless to" are grammatically incorrect.


Hence, Option 3: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) -> This correctly matches each sentence with its appropriate preposition: "pay attention TO," "persist IN," "heedless OF," and "pride oneself ON" are all standard collocations in English grammar -> correct

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