Select the correct expression to complete the sentence:-
What is the time _____?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → by your watch
Complete sentence: What is the time by your watch? When we ask the time shown on someone's watch, the fixed expression is "What is the time by your watch?", that is, according to your watch.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) for your watch | purpose or benefit (a battery for your watch). It does not mean "according to". | I bought a new battery for your watch. |
| (2) at your watch | "At" goes with look (look at your watch). "The time at your watch" is not English. | He kept looking at his watch during the meeting. |
| (3) by your watch (answer) | By can mean according to, as shown by a watch, a clock or a rule. | It is ten past four by my watch. |
| (4) from your watch | a source or starting point. We do not ask for the time "from" a watch. | She removed the dust from her watch. |