{"id":14415,"date":"2024-04-15T04:33:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=14415"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:33:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:33:16","slug":"he-makes-up-stories-to-account-his-absence-from-work-but-i-have-had-enough-a-to-b-of-c-by-d-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/he-makes-up-stories-to-account-his-absence-from-work-but-i-have-had-enough-a-to-b-of-c-by-d-for\/","title":{"rendered":"He makes up stories to account . . . . . . . . his absence from work, but I have had enough. A. to B. of C. by D. for"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;to&#8221; option2=&#8221;of&#8221; option3=&#8221;by&#8221; option4=&#8221;for&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>for<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The preposition &#8220;for&#8221; is used to indicate the purpose or reason for something. 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