College of Admission Tests Multan

Prepositions

Solve the question of and select the option from the choices A through D/E. Check your Answer and view the explanation.

Question: 10

The teacher was very proud of the student for pursuing towards her dream. No error
  • was
  • proud of
  • for
  • towards
  • No error

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Correct Answer: D

This sentence does not comply with the idioms that govern which prepositions should follow verbs. “Pursuing” is not typically followed by a preposition. Therefore, “towards” should not come after “pursuing” in the sentence, and can be omitted.