Question

She stood .............. Amit, but could not utter a single word for quite some time.

• A. for
• B. before
• C. about
• D. to

Hint:

Use “before” to indicate physical position in front of someone or something, as well as in formal contexts like “before the court.”

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The sentence is describing a physical position relative to another person—standing in front of Amit.
The correct preposition to indicate being in front of someone is “before.”
Option (a) “for” expresses purpose or benefit, e.g., “I bought this for you,” and does not indicate position.
Option (c) “about” means concerning or regarding something, e.g., “We talked about the problem,” which does not fit here.
Option (d) “to” is incorrect in this case because “stood to” is not an idiomatic English phrase for location; it might appear in “stood to attention,” but that has a different meaning.
Option (b) “before” is the only one that accurately conveys that she was physically present in front of Amit.
Thus, the sentence correctly reads: “She stood before Amit, but could not utter a single word for quite some time.”
This usage of “before” is common in both literal and figurative contexts, e.g., “He stood before the judge.”