Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the underlined part of the following sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your response. Otherwise, ‘No improvement’ will be the answer.

His friends condoled him at his bereavement.

  1. condoled with him in his

  2. condoled for him at his

  3. condoled with him on his

  4. No improvement

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both the prepositions in this option are correct. To condole is to express sympathy and so the preposition ‘with’ is correct in this context. Bereavement is the condition of being bereaved or having suffered loss. Thus, this condition is expressed best by the preposition ‘in’ which indicates a being in a condition or a situation.