Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the most appropriate pair of prepositions from List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Prepositions) |
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(A) When you go via a particular place, you go ____ that place on your way ____ another place. |
(I) out of : from |
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(B) When you are going up or down a road, you're going ____ it ____ one end of it. |
(II) through : to |
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(C) When you are asked to wait outside a room, you have to be ____ the room, but you mustn't move too far ____ it. |
(III) from : to |
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(D) We flew straight ____ London ____ San Francisco. |
(IV) along : towards |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
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List-I (Sentences) |
List-II (Prepositions) |
Explanation |
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(A) When you go via a particular place, you go ____ that place on your way ____ another place. |
(II) through : to |
Through indicates movement within a space; to indicates the destination. |
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(B) When you are going up or down a road, you're going ____ it ____ one end of it. |
(IV) along : towards |
Along indicates movement following the length of the road; towards indicates direction/proximity to the end. |
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(C) When you are asked to wait outside a room, you have to be ____ the room, but you mustn't move too far ____ it. |
(I) out of : from |
Out of means not inside; from indicates distance or separation. |
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(D) We flew straight ____ London ____ San Francisco. |
(III) from : to |
From indicates the starting point; to indicates the ending point/destination. |