Real Madrid's Pepe is famous ____ kicking people.

Real Madrid's Pepe is famous ____ kicking people.

• A. about
• B. on
• C. for
• D. at

Answer: (C)

This item tests the be famous for + -ing pattern. After adjectives like famous, we use for to introduce the activity or thing someone is known for, and that activity is put in its -ing form. Here, the activity Pepe is famous for is kicking people, so the correct preposition is for. Other prepositions don't form the natural collocation with famous in this sense, and the gerund kicking properly describes the action. So the sentence reads: Pepe is famous for kicking people.

This item tests the be famous for + -ing pattern. After adjectives like famous, we use for to introduce the activity or thing someone is known for, and that activity is put in its -ing form. Here, the activity Pepe is famous for is kicking people, so the correct preposition is for. Other prepositions don't form the natural collocation with famous in this sense, and the gerund kicking properly describes the action. So the sentence reads: Pepe is famous for kicking people.