I was glad he called my attention … the matter.

Analyze the question: This tests your knowledge of prepositions that go with particular verbs and phrases. The phrase is "call someone's attention ___ something," and you must pick the correct preposition.

Explain the concept: In English, the idiom is "call/draw someone's attention TO something." The preposition "to" shows the direction of the attention, meaning that it is pointed toward the matter.

Examples:

• The teacher drew my attention to the error.
• She called his attention to the noise outside.

Show the solution:

1. The sentence: "I was glad he called my attention ____ the matter."
2. The expression is "call (someone's) attention to (something)."
3. Check the other options: • on: we say "focus on," but not "call attention on." • for: this doesn't fit the idiom. "Call for" means to demand something. • at: we say "look at" or "stare at," but not "call attention at."
4. Only to fits.

Completed sentence: "I was glad he called my attention to the matter."

Answer: B (to)

Tip: Remember the pair "attention to." Whenever you see "draw attention," "call attention," or "pay attention," the next word is almost always to. Memorize these as fixed phrases rather than trying to reason them out during the exam.