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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line from a daily newspaper: The cars were stopped _________ going any further due to a traffic diversion.
  1. (a) to
  2. (b) from
  3. (c) within
  4. (d) by
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2023 2/2/1 Q3 (iii)
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Model Answer

The correct option is (b) from.

The cars were stopped from going any further due to a traffic diversion.

Explanation

"Stop someone/something from doing something" is the correct prepositional usage. The verb stop collocates with from when followed by a gerund (-ing form). The other options — to, within, by — do not fit this grammatical structure.

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