Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition-
Who’s the blonde girl ___ the first row?
a)In
b)On
c)At
d)Over

Answer 1

Hint: Prepositions are words that are used to define the position of a noun.

Complete step-by-step answer:

 We always place the subject and verb before the preposition, followed by the noun.
Example- The boy is sitting beside the principal. Here, the subject ‘boy’ and the verb ‘sitting’ are placed before the preposition ‘beside’, followed by the noun/object ‘principal’.
In the above question, ‘X’ is enquiring about the blonde girl in the first row. So, X has indicated the location or the place.
Let’s examine the given options to find suitable preposition:
a)In- It is used to tell the place or location of a noun.
Example- She sat in the train.
b)On- It is used to indicate the surface or aspect of something.
Example- The pen is on the table.
c)At- It is used to tell the place of a noun.
Example- I will meet you at the library.
d)Over- It is used to specify movement at a higher position.
Example- A bird flew over the river.
X has mentioned the location or the place of the blonde girl. Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘a’.

Note: ‘In’ is also used to specify months, seasons, years, and decades.