Question

Choose the appropriate preposition and fill in the blanks:
I decided to go ______ car.
A) By
B) In
C) On
D) With

Answer 1

Hint: Ensure that you are aware of all the types of preposition and its uses. Try to understand what is happening in the above given statement. And then identify which type of preposition may fit in the given statement.

Complete answer:
Preposition of manners shows us how a particular action was done. Here, we are talking about ‘go’, when we ask ‘how’, we will get to know the manner in which the action ‘go’ was performed. Let’s see
which one of the given option is a preposition of manner:

Option A: ‘by’ is used to indicate the means of achieving / doing something. Here, we are trying to explain how the subject is planning to go. Therefore, this is the correct answer.
Option B: ‘In’ is used when the subject is in the interior of something/ the given object in the sentence. But here, nothing is described to be inside the object. Hence, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C: ‘On’ refers to when we are speaking about something that lies on a surface. But here, nothing is described to be as something lying on the surface. Hence, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D: ‘With’ refers to an association. But here, nothing is described to be associated with something. Hence, this is an incorrect answer.

Therefore, the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Use of these prepositions are not restrictive to just one use, rather they are used for various purposes and each use gives us a different meaning. Therefore, we have to be careful while choosing the correct preposition.