Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition from those given in the options:
The naughty boy hid himself ______ a tree.
A. Within
B. On
C. In
D. Behind

Answer 1

Hint: Prepositions: words that show the relationship of a noun or pronoun with another word in a sentence are called prepositions. Prepositions are usually followed by the noun or pronoun. For example: in, over, under, below, beside, through and etc.

Complete step by step answer:
Option A) Within – is an incorrect answer because it means inside, which is not possible in this sentence. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) On – is an incorrect answer because it is very difficult to hide “on” a tree. So this option is inappropriate.
Option C) In - is an incorrect answer because ‘in’ indicates that there is some place which leads to the inner part of the tree. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Behind – is the correct answer because the meaning of behind is back so according to the sentence the boy hid himself at the back of the tree, Thus, behind is the most suitable answer.
The naughty boy hid himself behind a tree.

So, the correct answer is “Option D”.

Note:
In such questions it is very important to understand what prepositions are and their uses (along with the meaning of the words). Some of the examples of prepositions are: He sat on the chair, he drove over the bridge, The cat jumped over the counter etc. Here prepositions show the relationship between the words.