Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
He is thinking _____ retiring _____ his post several years before the normal age.

• A. of / from
• B. about / of
• C. of / of
• D. of / for

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

of / from

A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.

The correct answer is option A) of/from as 'of' indicates what the person being talked about is thinking of(retiring) and 'from' tells us that of what is he retiring from(his post).

The second option is wrong as 'about' cannot be used to indicate reference and 'of' does not answers the question of what. The third option is not correct as the second blank won't take 'of'.The fourth option is wrong as the second blank won't take 'for' as 'for' indicates the purpose, not the reference.

He is thinking of retiring from his post several years before the normal age.