Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, three substitutions are given for each italicised part. If one of them is better than the italicised part, that should be your answer. If none of the substitution improves the sentence, the answer should be (4).

I congratulated him for his success in the examination.

  1. about

  2. at

  3. on

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The verb 'congratulate' is always followed by the preposition 'on', not 'for'. The correct structure is 'congratulate someone on something'. This is a fixed prepositional pattern in English grammar.

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