WBCS.LIVE practice question

He was advice to abstain __________ all alcoholic drinks. Fill in the blank with most appropriate preposition from the following.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. in
  2. at
  3. from
  4. by

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: from

Explanation: Context: The verb ‘abstain’ means to stay away from something, and it always takes the preposition ‘from’. 1. in ❌ – incorrect. 2. at ❌ – wrong usage. 3. from ✅ – correct; the phrase is ‘abstain from’. 4. by ❌ – grammatically wrong. Correct Sentence/Example Sentence: He was advised to abstain from all alcoholic drinks.