Question

Choose the best prepositional phrase from the options given below for the following sentence.

__________ the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

• A. According to
• B. By the virtue of
• C. In spite of
• D. For the sake

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

By the virtue of

A prepositional phrase is used to modify the object of a sentence.Option B)by the venue of is correct as it is best appropriate with the given sentence.The other options are wrong as no other idiom can be used here. The correct answer is Option B)by the venue of.