Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
He was accused for theft.

Correct option is C

The correct substitution of the highlighted words is (c) of theft.
Explanation: The correct collocation is accused of + noun/gerund. “Accused for” is incorrect because “for” is not used with the verb accuse. Hence, the sentence should be “He was accused of theft,” which correctly shows the charge/allegation against him.
Grammatical rule used:
· accuse + object + of + crime/doing
· Passive: be accused of + crime
· Example: He was accused of stealing confidential files.
· Information booster / exceptions related to the topic:
· Similar fixed pairs: blame someone for, but accuse someone of.