hose who knew him will be sorry to hear that he was killed last week, on Westem Front.
Correct answer: D. Westem Front.
- A. Those
- B. to hear
- C. on
- D. Westem Front.
Explanation
The error is in option D, specifically in the use of the article "the" before "Western Front." When referring to a specific geographical location like "the Western Front," the definite article "the" is necessary. Therefore, the corrected sentence would be:"Those who knew him will be sorry to hear that he was killed last week on the Western Front."Now let's reevaluate the other options:A) "Those" - This is correct, indicating a group of people who knew him.B) "to hear" - This is correct. The phrase "to hear" is appropriate in the context of conveying information.C) "on" - This is correct. The preposition "on" is appropriate when referring to a location.
Last updated
About Prepositions
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.
Practise Grammar
6,178 free Grammar MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask English questions like this
English is on 83 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.