Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:
Mike's completely cured __________ smoking now.

• A. From
• B. Of
• C. With
• D. Without

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Of

The given sentence indicates recovery from a bad habit.

Option B- Of is used to indicate possession, relation, substance, cause or about. Of is used with the verb cure to indicate recovery from any disease or bad habit. Thus option A is the correct answer.

Option A-From is used to indicate movement, since, source, cause, separation, distance and protection. Thus it is incorrect.

Option C- With is used to indicate means, possession, contents, relationship, for and against. It does not fit the meaning of the sentence. Hence it is incorrect.

Option D- 'Without' means the absence of something which is also incorrect.