Identify the sentences showing the correct use of Preposition : -
(A) Suresh went there with my bike.
(B) She was ruled out of the match due to a foot injury.
(C) We travelled into my friends car.
(D) The country he grew up in, didn't make it easy for its people to live in luxury.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) & (D) Only
(A) Suresh went there with my bike. — Incorrect.
- We travel on a bike, a bicycle or a horse, things we sit on.
- Correct form: Suresh went there on my bike.
(B) She was ruled out of the match due to a foot injury. — Correct.
- To be ruled out of something is to be declared unable to take part in it.
- "Out of the match" is the right preposition.
(C) We travelled into my friends car. — Incorrect.
- We travel in a car.
- "Into" shows movement from outside to inside (get into a car).
- The apostrophe is also missing (friend's).
- Correct form: We travelled in my friend's car.
(D) The country he grew up in, didn't make it easy for its people to live in luxury. — Correct.
- A preposition may come at the end of a relative clause: "the country he grew up in" = the country in which he grew up.
- "Live in luxury" is also right.