Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
Lex is the owner _______ the hotel.

• A. with
• B. by
• C. of
• D. as

Answer 1

The correct option is C of

The preposition ‘of’ is used to denote belonging. In the given sentence, ‘the hotel’ belongs to Lex. Hence option C is correct. On the other hand, the prepositions ‘with’ and ‘by’ cannot be used here because ‘with’ is used to refer to company while ‘by’ is used to refer to a person who performs an action or to denote a spot near a place. If we use ‘with’ it would mean that Lex is an owner who also has a hotel. Since the meaning of the sentence would change with the use of ‘with,’ it is unsuitable. Similarly, ‘the hotel’ is neither the agent of the action or denotes a place near which Lex stands. Therefore ‘by’ cannot be used in the given context. Thus options A and B are incorrect as they fail to indicate that ‘the hotel’ belongs to ‘Lex’. On the other hand, the preposition ‘as’ is used to compare two things, which is irrelevant here since the sentence is not comparing ‘Lex’ and ‘the hotel’. Hence option D is incorrect.