Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition choosing one from the four alternatives given below the sentence.

The students who are prone _______ laziness can never succeed.

  1. for

  2. to

  3. by

  4. with
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The adjective prone is followed by the preposition to when indicating a tendency or inclination toward a particular state or behavior. It is a fixed idiomatic pairing in English.

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