Question

Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:

He was accused for theft.

• A. with theft
• B. by theft
• C. of theft
• D. on theft

Answer 1

Answer:

C. of theft

The Rule of Fixed Prepositions: In English grammar, the verb "accuse" is always followed by the specific preposition "of" when stating the crime or wrongdoing committed (to accuse someone of something). Therefore, the correct structure is "He was accused of theft."

• Quick Comparison Table for Exams:

  Verb	Correct Preposition	Example
  Accuse	of	He was accused of murder.
  Charge	with	He was charged with murder.
  Arrest / Punish	for	He was arrested for murder.