Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Rohit ran all the way from home but still missed the school bus ______ just two minutes.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → by
Complete sentence: Rohit ran all the way from home but still missed the school bus by just two minutes. Rohit reached two minutes after the bus left. The gap between him and the bus was two minutes.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) for | with a length of time: how long something goes on | We waited at the bus stop for twenty minutes. |
| (2) in | with a length of time: when something will happen, after that much time | The pizza will be ready in ten minutes. |
| (3) at | an exact point of time | The school bell rings at eight o’clock. |
| (4) by (answer) | how big a difference is, such as how much time or how many marks or runs separate two things | India won the match by forty runs. |