Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable preposition:
Mother Teresa had a great zeal ________ social work.

• A. for
• B. with
• C. of
• D. from

Answer 1

The correct option is A for

NOTE: 'Zeal' means 'great enthusiasm or eagerness.'

Option B - 'With' is used to explain 'accompanied by someone or something'. The given sentence explains that 'Mother Teresa had great enthusiasm towards social work.' It doesn't explain that she had the zeal with social work. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'Of' is used to show possession. As 'zeal' is not the possession of 'social work'. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'From' is used to show a place of someone or something's starting point. As 'social work' is not the starting point of something, we can't use 'from' here. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option A - 'For' is used to explain the relation or feeling or emotions towards someone or something. As the given sentence explains how the subject had a great zeal towards social work, we can use ''for' here. Thus option A is the correct answer.

'Mother Teresa had a great zeal for social work.'