Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:
Heavy drinkers are more prone ________ cirrhosis of the liver.

• A. Of
• B. At
• C. With
• D. To

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

To

We can determine the correct answer with the help of logic and by eliminating the incorrect answer.

The given sentence indicates attaching a disease to the object i.e. liver.

To is used to indicate direction, purpose, limit, attachment, comparing. Thus option d is the correct answer.

Of is used to indicate possession, relation, substance, cause or about;
At is used to indicate a point of time or place, state, direction. age or occupation, degree; With is used to indicate means, possession, contents, relationship, for and against.Since none of then indicates attachment, option A,B,C are incorrect.