Which one has proper use of preposition?
Correct answer: D. "If I am lying, the curse of Allah be on me and may I be drowned in some period. May I even be deprived of a decent burial!"
- A. "If I am lying, the curse of Allah be on me and may I be drowned in some period. May I even be deprived from a decent burial!"
- B. "If I am lying. the curse of Allah be on me and may I be drowned in some period, May I even be deprived at a decent burial!"
- C. "If I am lying, the curse of Allah be on me and may I be drowned in some period. May I even deprived off a decent burial."
- D. "If I am lying, the curse of Allah be on me and may I be drowned in some period. May I even be deprived of a decent burial!"
Explanation
The preposition "of" is used to show possession or belonging. In this sentence, the speaker is saying that they may be deprived of something that they would normally have or deserve, which is a decent burial. The other options use incorrect prepositions or omit them altogether.
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Prepositions link a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence, showing place, time, direction or relation. The difficulty is idiomatic rather than logical: English fixes particular prepositions to particular verbs and adjectives, so “good at,” “married to” and “differ from” have to be learned as units rather than reasoned out.
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