2022 · Q40
Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
He is liable ________ his wife's debts.
EnglishPrepositions and Determiners
- Afor
- Bto
- Cwith
- Dat
Explanation
Liable for means legally responsible for, so liable for his wife's debts correctly expresses responsibility for the debts. Liable to means subject to something such as punishment, a different sense. With and at do not collocate with liable. The responsible-for sense makes for correct.