Question

The thief will appear __________ the judge.
Before
In
On
Upon

Answer 1

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The thief will appear before the judge.

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Extra Information :-

Why is 'Before' used ?

⇒ In cannot be used as the thief cannot be physically inside the judge.

⇒ On cannot be used as the thief cannot be sitting on the judge.

⇒ In the same way, upon cannot be used as the thief cannot be physically  sitting upon the judge.

⇒ The thief can be presented in front of the judge, i.e, before the judge.

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✦ This objective is based on 'Prepositions'.

✦ The learner must go through chapters of 'Correct use of prepositions' in order to correctly answer these types of questions.

What is a Preposition ?

⇒ Preposition is a word placed before a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.