Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Selecting Words - Section 1 (Q.No. 176)
Directions to Solve
Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
176.
The boy was cured ...... typhoid.
Discussion:
8 comments Page 1 of 1.
Shubhrank said:
1 decade ago
He suffered from cancer.
He was treated for cancer.
He was cured of cancer.
These are the prepositions I would use.
Another example:
I had a bad habit of biting my nails.
I sought treatment for my habit.
I was cured of the bad habit.
I can't imagine "I was cured from the bad habit".
He was treated for cancer.
He was cured of cancer.
These are the prepositions I would use.
Another example:
I had a bad habit of biting my nails.
I sought treatment for my habit.
I was cured of the bad habit.
I can't imagine "I was cured from the bad habit".
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Snigdha said:
5 years ago
Answer should be from.
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Sameedha said:
4 years ago
Cured OF is used when cure is a verb in the sentence, thus, answer is OF. FROM is used when cure is a noun in the sentence.
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Libin said:
1 decade ago
From should be used here.
Shubham said:
1 decade ago
Why of?
Revanth said:
8 years ago
Good explanation @Shubhrank.
Sanjitzz said:
6 years ago
Cure of = cure of someone of something. It's an idioms.
Anthony Forpenz said:
2 years ago
I feel like it should be "I was cured of ".
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