Question

Match the blanks in List-I with the Prepostions in List-II :

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) The edited version of her article is indistinguishable __________ her first version.	(I) With
(B) I just don’t feel any affinity ____________ his prose style. It’s too caustic.	(II) to
(C) Her ideas are not all that dissimilar ___________ mine.	(III) for
(D) It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence ___________ his arrogance or coldness.	(IV) from

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

To accurately pair sentences with their correct prepositions, comprehension of English prepositional usage and context is essential. Analysis of each sentence follows:

• (A) "The edited version of her article is indistinguishable __________ her first version." The appropriate preposition is 'from', as "indistinguishable from" is the standard construction. This corresponds to (IV).
• (B) "I just don’t feel any affinity __________ his prose style. It’s too caustic." The preposition 'with' is suitable here, as affinity is typically expressed "with" something. This matches (I).
• (C) "Her ideas are not all that dissimilar ___________ mine." The preposition 'to' is used, as "dissimilar to" is the conventional phrasing. This aligns with (II).
• (D) "It would be wrong to mistake his diffidence ___________ his arrogance or coldness." The correct preposition is 'for', following the idiom "mistake something for something else." This corresponds to (III).

Therefore, the correct pairings are: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)