Direction: Choose the correct Preposition from the options given below to…

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Direction: Choose the correct Preposition from the options given below to complete each sentence.

Many young people are addicted ____ social media nowadays.

  1. A.

    with

  2. B.

    for

  3. C.

    to

  4. D.

    on

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Correct answer: C

Concept

Many English adjectives and verbs pair with one fixed preposition by convention (a "collocation") rather than by literal meaning -- the correct preposition must be memorised for each word, not derived logically.

Application

The adjective in this sentence forms a fixed pair with the preposition "to" -- this is the standard collocation used to describe a strong or habitual attachment to something, as required by the sentence "Many young people are addicted ____ social media nowadays."

Cross-check

None of the other offered prepositions form a standard collocation with this adjective; substituting them produces phrasing that no standard dictionary or grammar reference records as correct usage, confirming the fixed pairing is the only valid completion.

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