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    Fill in the blank in the following sentence. Dogs have antipathy ________ cats.
    Question

    Fill in the blank in the following sentence.
    Dogs have antipathy ________ cats.

    A.

    to

    B.

    with

    C.

    for

    D.

    on

    Correct option is A


    The correct option to fill in the blank is (a) to.
    Detailed Explanation (English):
    • “Antipathy” means a strong dislike or hostility.
    • The correct collocation is antipathy to (someone/something) (also used as “antipathy towards”).
    • Hence, “Dogs have antipathy to cats” is grammatically correct.
    Correct sentence: Dogs have antipathy to cats.
    Grammatical Rule Used (English):
    • Certain nouns take fixed prepositions (collocations).
    • Antipathy + to (someone/something).
    Grammatical Rule Used (Hindi):
    • कुछ nouns के साथ preposition निश्चित (fixed) होता है।
    • “antipathy” के साथ सही preposition to आता है (किसी के प्रति नफरत/विरोध)।
    Meanings of the other options:
    • (b) With: used to show association/being together (के साथ)
    • (c) For: used to show purpose/benefit/liking (के लिए)
    • (d) On: used for position/surface; also used in some fixed phrases (पर)

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