Question

The mob burned the _____the building .(Fill the correct preposition).

Answer 1

The mob burned down the building.

The word that has been used above is a preposition.

Prepositions are words that depict the time, distance, etc, of a subject or an object. It helps link subjects and develops a relationship between them.

• For example, The cat is under the table. Here, we understand that the subject i.e., the cat is under the table. Thus, we come to know about the cat's location.
• A very important point to be noted is multiple prepositions can be suitable for a case. For example, I am standing in front of/ behind/ beside the blue car parked beside/ opposite the candy shop. So you see, multiple prepositions can be used in some questions.