Question

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions :
1. Diwali is …….. 10 November.
2. Gandhiji lived ………. the English rule.
3. They finished work ………. sunset.
4. Gandhiji was born …………. 1869 and died ……… 30 January, 1948.
5. I will call at your house sometime ……… he evening.
6. Shankar’s birthday is ………. 3 March.
7. The train leaves Delhi ………. 3.00 pm and reaches Chandigarh …….. 7.00 pm.
8. He should be here ………. now.
9. Please come to my office at 11.00 am ………. Tuesday afternoon.
10. Parmod will see you …………. Monday ………. 11.00 am.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Diwali is on 10 November

Gandhji lived at the English rule

they finished work at sun set

I will call at your house sometime and he evening

Shankar's birthday is on 3 March

the train leaves Delhi at 3:00 p.m and reaches Chandigarh at 3:00pm

he should be here right now

please come to my office at 11:00am on Tuesday afternoon

parmod will see you on Monday at 11:00 am

Answer 2

The follwing are the words required to fill the blanks-

1. on

• The sentence mentions a specific date.
• In cases where the date is mentioned, the preposition 'on' is used.

2. during

• The English rule refers to a specific interval of time within which a  specific event i.e. Gandhiji's life, is supposed to have happened.
• Hence, to mark something within an interval, the preposition 'during' is used.

3. before

• The sunset refers to a specific point in time, after which work would have been difficult due to the lack of light.
• Hence, the workers would have finished their work 'before' that point in time.

4. in, on

• The first blank refers to a year whereas the second blank refers to a specific date.
• Hence, with year, the proposition "in" is used and as mentioned before, the preposition "on" is used when referring to a particular date.                                                    

5. in

• The evening is a relatively non-specific period of time. Hence, the preposition "in" is used to refer to the evening.

6. on

• As mentioned before, "on" is used with reference to a particular date.

7. at, at

• Both blanks refer to a specific time.
• In cases where the time is mentioned, the preposition "at" is used.

8. by

• 'by now' is the appropriate phrase to use if a person hasn't arrived as yet and was supposed to do so a while back.

9. on

• The reference is to a particular day.
• When a day is specifically referred to, the preposition "on" is used.

10. on, at

• In the first blank, a particular day is mentioned. Hence, the preposition used is "on".
• In the second blank, a particular point in time is mentined. Hence, the preposition used is "at".

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