Question

Choose the appropriate preposition and fill in the blank:

They did not reply to our letter, which was not very polite _____ them.

• A. to
• B. of
• C. for
• D. by

Answer 1

The correct option is B of

The given sentence indicates a sense of reference. In the sentence they are referred as not very polite. Therefore 'of' is the suitable answer, since 'of' is used to indicate reference. Thus option B is correct. On the other hand 'to' is used to indicate direction. Hence option A is incorrect. The preposition 'for' is used to show purpose or function, while 'by' is used to show how something is done. Since the sentence indicates the sense of referenc, 'for' and 'by' are unsuitable in the given context. Thus option C and D are incorrect.

The completed sentence , thus becomes: They did not reply to our letter, which was not very polite of them.