Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition from those given below:-
______ my stay in Orissa I hardly met her.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → During
Complete sentence: During my stay in Orissa I hardly met her. "During my stay in Orissa I hardly met her" means that in the whole course of the stay I met her only rarely.
| Option | Used to show | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) In | "In" is used with months, years, seasons and parts of the day (in May, in 2020, in the evening). It is not used before "my stay" in this sense. | We visited Goa in December. |
| (2) Over | "Over" for time is used with expressions of a period such as over the weekend or over the years. "Over my stay" is not the usual way of saying it. | Prices have risen sharply over the years. |
| (3) On | "On" is used with days and dates (on Monday, on 5 June), not with a period such as a stay. | The shop is closed on Sundays. |
| (4) During (answer) | During is a preposition meaning in the course of a period of time or an event. It is followed by a noun such as "my stay", "the holidays" or "the war". | Nobody spoke during the film. |