Select the most Appropriate Preposition to be filled in the blanks.
But in the morning a deep silence hung _______ the house.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → over
Complete sentence: But in the morning a deep silence hung over the house. "A deep silence hung over the house" means the silence spread over the whole house.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) on | Hang on means to wait or to hold tightly. “Hung on the house” would picture something hanging on its wall. | Hang on, I'll be back in a minute. |
| (2) over (answer) | When a silence, a cloud, a fear or a mood fills or seems to cover a place, it is said to hang over it. | A thick fog hung over the valley. |
| (3) into | movement towards the inside of something. A silence that “hung into the house” makes no sense. | – |
| (4) at | a point or place (“at the gate”). It does not show something spreading above or across a place. | – |