Q21
EnglishParts of Speech
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: She was running short ______ time.
- a.at
- b.of
- c.with
- d.for
Answer: (B) of
'Short of' is the fixed expression: to run short of something means to have too little of it left (running short of time, money, fuel). The other prepositions do not combine with 'short' in this sense. Related expressions: 'run out of' (finish the supply completely), 'fall short of' (fail to reach a standard), 'short on' (informal: lacking in).