Fill in the blanks in the given sentences of List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Prepositions) |
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(A) The book is lying ___ the table. |
(I) at |
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(B) The team arrived ____ the airport where they received a warm welcome. |
(II) behind |
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(C) The boy hid ____ the tree during a hide-and-seek game. |
(III) along |
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(D) Ankush walked _____ the hallway, humming a tune. |
(IV) on |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
Explanation:
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(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)