Choose the correct preposition. All you think and hanker _ is government service.
Correct answer: B. For
- A. An
- B. For
- C. At
- D. Upon
Explanation
The correct answer is Option B: for. The verb 'hanker' is typically followed by the preposition 'for,' which means to have a strong desire for something. In the sentence, the phrase 'hanker for' indicates that the person has a strong longing for government service, suggesting an obsession with that career path.Option A: 'an' is incorrect because it does not fit the context of expressing desire. Option C: 'at' does not work with 'hanker' and fails to convey the intended meaning. Option D: 'upon' is also incorrect, as it is not used with 'hanker' and does not express the longing that the sentence implies.
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Prepositions link a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence, showing place, time, direction or relation. The difficulty is idiomatic rather than logical: English fixes particular prepositions to particular verbs and adjectives, so “good at,” “married to” and “differ from” have to be learned as units rather than reasoned out.
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