Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
The necklace belongs _______ her grandmother. [Basic]
Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
The necklace belongs _______ her grandmother. [Basic]
The correct option is C to
The expressions ‘belongs to’ and ‘belongs with’ are often confused in spite of their difference. ‘Belongs to’ is used to show ownership. Whereas ‘belong with’ is used to mean that two things are supposed to be together i.e. should be categorized or clubbed together, for example, “Noodles belongs with instant food”. In the given sentence, the ‘necklace’ is owned by the ‘grandmother’ therefore ‘to’ is the apt answer. Hence option C is correct, while we cannot use 'with' because the necklace is not an object that can be categorized with the ‘grandmother’ so option A is incorrect. On the other hand, even though ‘of’ is commonly used to denote belonging it is preceded by a noun and not verb while indicating belonging. For example, “the love of the parents” or “a friend of mine”. Since the blank is preceded by the verb ‘belongs’ in the sentence ‘of’ cannot be used, thus option B is incorrect. Whereas ‘for’ cannot be used in the given context because ‘for’ is used to denote a reason. The sentence is focused on establishing ownership/possession, therefore ‘for’ which is a preposition of reason is unsuitable here. Therefore option D is incorrect.
The expressions ‘belongs to’ and ‘belongs with’ are often confused in spite of their difference. ‘Belongs to’ is used to show ownership. Whereas ‘belong with’ is used to mean that two things are supposed to be together i.e. should be categorized or clubbed together, for example, “Noodles belongs with instant food”. In the given sentence, the ‘necklace’ is owned by the ‘grandmother’ therefore ‘to’ is the apt answer. Hence option C is correct, while we cannot use 'with' because the necklace is not an object that can be categorized with the ‘grandmother’ so option A is incorrect. On the other hand, even though ‘of’ is commonly used to denote belonging it is preceded by a noun and not verb while indicating belonging. For example, “the love of the parents” or “a friend of mine”. Since the blank is preceded by the verb ‘belongs’ in the sentence ‘of’ cannot be used, thus option B is incorrect. Whereas ‘for’ cannot be used in the given context because ‘for’ is used to denote a reason. The sentence is focused on establishing ownership/possession, therefore ‘for’ which is a preposition of reason is unsuitable here. Therefore option D is incorrect.
