He is very fond of music. The underlined word is:

Question

Choose the correct sequence of prepositions that completes the 3 given sentences. When she heard the final verdict, her face took ______ a grim expression. I was taken ______ by the sudden announcement that the meeting was canceled. The students were taken ______ with the idea of organizing a charity event for the upcoming holiday season.

Answer 1

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
A preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship to another word in the sentence.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
In the sentence "He is very fond of music", the word "of" connects the adjective "fond" to the noun "music".
It indicates the object or direction of the "fondness".
Many adjectives are followed by fixed prepositions; "fond" is always followed by "of" when indicating the source of liking.
Step 3: Final Answer:
The word "of" is a Preposition. Therefore, option (B) is correct.

List-I (Phrasal Verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) To jazz up	(IV) To make something more interesting or exciting
(B) Scale back	(II) To make production or spending smaller in size, extent or amount
(C) Allude to	(I) Something you mention in an indirect way
(D) Call upon	(III) To be asked to do something

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Phrasal Verbs)
(A) Despite searching for hours, she couldn't find her keys, but they eventually	(III) turned up
(B) The old factory was eventually	(IV) turned into
a vibrant art gallery, preserving its historical significance.
(C) Before leaving the room, she remembered to	(II) turn on
the air conditioner to keep it cool.
(D) She had to	(I) turn down
the volume of the music to avoid disturbing her neighbours late at night.

He is very fond of music. The underlined word is:

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The Correct Option is B

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