Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) We visited his house...........three times

Analyze the question: We need the word or phrase that correctly fills the gap in "We visited his house ........... three times."

Concept: Here "three times" tells us how often something happened. To show that a number is approximate, we put "about" before it. "About" works as an adverb meaning "approximately" and needs no preposition.

Step-by-step:

• A. about: "We visited his house about three times." This is correct and means approximately three times.
• B. for about: "for" is normally followed by a duration (for about three hours). It is not used with a count of occasions, so this is wrong.
• C. like: "like three times" is informal, spoken slang and not accepted as standard written English.
• D. for like: This is ungrammatical.

Answer: The correct option is **A.

Tip: Use "for" with a period of time (for three hours, for two weeks). Use "about" directly before a number or frequency to mean "approximately" (about three times). In JAMB, avoid informal "like" when it means "approximately."