Question

Choose the appropriate preposition and fill in the blank:

I would not like to be in her position. I feel sorry ______ her.

• A. to
• B. for
• C. with
• D. of

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

for

The given sentence indicates a concern about her. Therefore 'for' is the suitable answer, since 'for' is used to express concern about somebody or something. Thus option B is the correct answer. On the other hand 'to' is used to indicate a direction of something. Hence option A is incorrect. The preposition 'with' is used to denote someone's company, while 'of' is used to express any reference . Since the sentence conveys a sense of concern, 'with' and 'of' are incorrect. Thus option C and D are incorrect.

Thus the completed sentence ,thus, becomes: I would not like to be in her position . I feel sorry for her.