Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions: She's genius ________ telling…
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Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
She's genius ________ telling the wrong thing ________ the wrong time.
- A.
On/at
- B.
For/on
- C.
At/at
- D.
At/on
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Correct answer: C
Correct answer: She's a genius at telling the wrong thing at the wrong time.
Explanation: Choose "at" for both blanks for the reasons below.
First blank: Use "at" after "genius" to describe a skill or habitual activity (for example, "a genius at telling stories").
Second blank: Use "at" to indicate a specific point in time, so "at the wrong time" is correct.
"On/at": Incorrect because "on" is not used after "genius" in this context, and "on the wrong time" is ungrammatical for a point in time.
"For/on": Incorrect because this choice combines a less natural preposition for the activity in this sentence with an incorrect time preposition; "on the wrong time" is not correct.
"At/on": Partly correct for the activity (the first "at" is fine) but incorrect overall because the second "on" is wrong for the time expression; use "at the wrong time."