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Avid learner Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Disappointment ...

Hi,

The failure to have a wholesome family of their own, single-handedly defines father's greatest disappointment ......... his children.

Which preposition is the correct one for the blank?
a. At
b. On
c. In
d. Toward
e. Upon
f.

My answer is either (a) or (e).
Is it correct?

Thanks, AL
  

Top answer

No, I think the answer should be (c). The choices should not be capitalised. The sentence as a whole doesn't read entirely correctly to me.

— GPY

  • No, I think the answer should be (c).
  • The choices should not be capitalised.
  • The sentence as a whole doesn't read entirely correctly to me.
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No, I think the answer should be (c).

The choices should not be capitalised. The sentence as a whole doesn't read entirely correctly to me.
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avid learnerWhich preposition is the correct one for the blank?
The original sentence is faulty and none of those answers makes sense.
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So, the correct sentence is:

The children's failure in having a wholesome family is father's greatest disappointment in them.
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avid learnerThe children's failure in having a wholesome family is father's greatest disappointment in them.
"failure to have ...". Also, it seems to me that logically "wholesome families" should be plural. I mean, the children aren't expected to have one family between them, are they? I would also turn the sentence around:

Father's greatest
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