Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition from those given in the options.

The house was painted _____ John.

• A. With
• B. Of
• C. By
• D. Because of

Answer 1

The correct option is C By

The question clearly asks the blank to be filled by a 'preposition' and so option D) is eliminated. Option A) With is incorrect because 'John' is a person and the house cannot be painted 'with' him. Option B) is incorrect grammatically. So, the most appropriate answer is option C) By which means that John is the one who painted the house.