Fill in the blanks in the given sentence

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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Preposition

Question:

Fill in the blanks in the given sentences of List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II:-

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) The book is lying ___ the table.	(I) at
(B) The team arrived ____ the airport where they received a warm welcome.	(II) behind
(C) The boy hid ____ the tree during a hide-and-seek game.	(III) along
(D) Ankush walked _____ the hallway, humming a tune.	(IV) on

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

(A) The book is lying ___ the table.
→ (IV) on
("on the table" is correct — the book is resting atop the table)
(B) The team arrived the ____ airport where they received a warm welcome.
→ (I) at
("arrived at the airport" is the correct prepositional usage)
(C) The boy hid ____ the tree during a hide-and-seek game.
→ (II) behind
("hid behind the tree" is the natural phrase)
(D) Ankush walked _____ the hallway, humming a tune.
→ (III) along
("walked along the hallway" means moving through it in a line)