Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:
Having grown up in Chennai and Kolkata, Ishaan is fluent ______ Tamil as well as Bengali.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → in
Complete sentence: Having grown up in Chennai and Kolkata, Ishaan is fluent in Tamil as well as Bengali. Ishaan speaks Tamil and Bengali easily, and these are names of languages.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) at | a point of place or time | The train stops at Itarsi for ten minutes. |
| (2) in (answer) | fixed with “fluent” before the name of a language: able to speak a language easily and well | My cousin in Bengaluru is fluent in Kannada. |
| (3) with | being together, or the thing used to do something | Anu lives with her grandparents. |
| (4) on | something resting on a surface | The newspaper is on the sofa. |