Question
Download Solution PDFComprehension
Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Everything (1) _________ us makes our environment. Living and non-living things form the (2) _________ of our surroundings. Plants, animals and microbes are parts of our environment. Humans have affected the environment in multiple (3) ______ like clearing of forests, building houses and farms, making roads, etc. This is the root (4) _______ of air, water and land pollution on the planet. Ecologists across the globe are making efforts to educate mankind about the (5) _________ of nature, the crisis we face and the methods of managing these crises.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'Around'.
Key Points
- According to the context of the sentence, the most appropriate preposition to fill the blank is 'around'.
- Use of around - In a position or direction surrounding, or in a direction going along the edge of or from one part to another(of).
- Example: The moon goes around the sun.
Therefore the correct answer is option 4.
correct sentence: Everything (1) around us makes our environment.
Additional Information
- Let's understand the usage of other given options:
- Over: It is used to talk about movement or position data at a higher level than something else.
- Beyond: It is used as further away in the distance (than something).
- Across: It is used as on the other side of something which has sides or limits such as a city, road or river.
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