Question

Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the following sentence:
When did you get ______ the hotel?
A) on
B) off
C) to
D) at

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is a word placed before a Noun or Pronoun to show its relation to some other word in the sentence. Some examples of prepositions are words like "in", "at", "on", "of", and "to". Prepositions in English are highly idiomatic.

Complete answer:
A preposition should always have an object. It can have its Object - a Noun, a Pronoun, a Gerund, an Infinitive or a Noun Clause.
Here is a list of commonly used prepositions: above, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon, with and within. A Phrasal Verb is a verb combined with a particle (an adverb or a preposition), or sometimes both.

Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) on: The above option is incorrect as the preposition ‘on’ is used to indicate place, specific date, direction, by means of or about. It also means in or into a position covering, touching or forming part of a surface.
Option B) off: The above option is incorrect as ‘off’ is used to show detachment or separation or away from a place.
Option C) to: The above option is correct as the preposition ‘to’ indicates a goal or a direction or shows a relation between one thing and another or indicate a place of arrival. That is, we “to” when the reason or purpose is a verb. ‘To’ is also used as an adverb. Thus, it can only be considered as a preposition if it is used to indicate that a noun/pronoun is moving towards something.
Option D) at: The above option is incorrect as the preposition ‘at’ is used to mention where something/somebody is or where something happens.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Although the Preposition is usually placed before a Noun, Pronoun, sometimes it comes after the word which it governs. For example: Here is the book that you were looking for. In addition to single-word Prepositions, there are some group words that function as Prepositions, called Phrase Prepositions or Conglomerate Prepositions. They are in front of, in spite of, by means of, in order to, owing to, instead of, for the sake of, on behalf of, in the course of, with regard to, etc.