Question

Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

1. It was late __ the evening when he came home. (in, on)
2. The man looked straight __ the robber's eyes. (in, into)
3. They had a picnic __ the tree, near the river. (by, between)
4. __ the correct moment, Sonal walked into the room. (in, at)​

Answer 1

1. It was late in the evening when he came home.

2. The man looked straight into the robber's eyes.

3. They had a picnic by the tree, near the river.

4. At the correct moment, Sonal walked into the room.

Answer 2

Solution :-

1. It was late $\red {\underline{\sf{in}}}$ the evening when he came home. (in, on)
2. The man looked straight $\red {\underline{\sf {into}}}$ the robber's eyes. (in, into)
3. They had a picnic $\red{\underline{ \sf {between }}}$ the tree, near the river. (by, between)
4. $\red {\underline{\sf {At}}}$ the correct moment, Sonal walked into the room. (in, at)

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★ Additional Info :

• A preposition is a word used to link noun, pronoun, or phrases to other word with in a sentence.
• Prepositions are usually short words, and they are normally placed directly in front of noun.
• Prepositions are one of the eight part of speech. It plays an important role in forming relationship between word in a sentence. Without it, sentences become meaningless.
• A preposition has no fixed meaning of its own. In fact ,its meaning is derived from the context in which it is used

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