Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
She attended the meeting _______ being ill.
Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
She attended the meeting _______ being ill.
The correct option is B in spite of
The expression ‘in spite of’ means ‘even though’. ‘In spite of’ is used when we mean that the fact that the person did something didn’t prevent the consequence. In the given context, the person attended the meeting even though she was sick. Therefore option B is correct. On the other hand ‘instead of’ means in the place of someone/something. The sentence would be illogical if we use ‘instead of’ as it would denote that the person was attending the meeting in the place of falling sick. ‘Attending the meeting’ and ‘being sick’ are not alternatives hence option A is incorrect. Similarly, we cannot use the prepositions ‘with’ and ‘for’. ‘With’ is used to denote company while ‘for’ is used to provide a reason. ‘Being sick’ is neither an object/person that accompanies the person to the meeting nor a reason for attending the meeting. Thus options C and D are incorrect.
The expression ‘in spite of’ means ‘even though’. ‘In spite of’ is used when we mean that the fact that the person did something didn’t prevent the consequence. In the given context, the person attended the meeting even though she was sick. Therefore option B is correct. On the other hand ‘instead of’ means in the place of someone/something. The sentence would be illogical if we use ‘instead of’ as it would denote that the person was attending the meeting in the place of falling sick. ‘Attending the meeting’ and ‘being sick’ are not alternatives hence option A is incorrect. Similarly, we cannot use the prepositions ‘with’ and ‘for’. ‘With’ is used to denote company while ‘for’ is used to provide a reason. ‘Being sick’ is neither an object/person that accompanies the person to the meeting nor a reason for attending the meeting. Thus options C and D are incorrect.
