Question

Fill in the blank with most appropriate preposition.
I want to dispense _____ the services of my servant.
a) of
b) off
c) with
d) about

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the prepositions given to us in the options indicate that ‘I’ wants to give up the services of the servant.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'of', refers to a preposition which is defined as ‘Expressing direction.’ Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect.
Option (b.), ‘off', refers to a preposition which is defined as ‘Used to indicate movement away from a position on.’Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect.
Option (c.), ‘with', refers to ‘dispense with’ which means to do without or cease to hold or adhere to something. Therefore, option (c.) is correct as it is the only option that indicates that “I” wants to give up or do without the services of the servant.
Option (d.), ‘about', refers to a preposition which is defined as ‘In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.’Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect.

Note:
 In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of verbs. A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.