Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:
Kavya won her first district chess tournament ______ the age of nine.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → at
Complete sentence: Kavya won her first district chess tournament at the age of nine. Kavya was nine when she won the tournament.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) in | a longer period of time, such as a month, a year or a season | The mango trees flower in February. |
| (2) on | a day or a date | The new bridge will open on 2 October. |
| (3) at (answer) | an exact point in time. An age is one such point, so English says “at the age of” | Sachin Tendulkar first played for India at the age of sixteen. |
| (4) from | the time when something starts and goes on | The canteen serves breakfast from seven o’clock. |