Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition:
The children are busy ________ their homework.

• A. from
• B. with
• C. to
• D. by

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

with

Option A - 'From' is used to refer to the starting point of someone or something. It can even indicate a location. As the given sentence doesn't explain either the starting point of busy or location, we can't use 'from' here. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option C - 'To' is used to explain some action in the direction of someone or something. As the given sentence doesn't explain the direction, we can't use 'to' here. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'By' is used to indicate the doer of the action or location. The given sentence doesn't explain the doer or location. Hence, option D is incorrect.

Option B - 'With' is used to explain 'involvement' and that the person or an action is accompanied by someone or something. Here, the children are involved in 'their homework'. Thus option B is the correct answer.

'The children are busy with their homework.'