Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
I was born ____ September 9th.
A. In
B. On
C. At
D. Of

Answer 1

Hint:Prepositions are an integral part of speech. They are used to establish the relationship between the noun and the verb. The usage of Prepositions does alter with the type of subject (noun).

Complete answer:
1. In order to find the word that is the suitable preposition for this sentence, we will be checking each option one by one so that we can detect the correct option.
2. 'In' is used to describe the location of something. In other words, it can be used to describe something inside. It cannot be used in the sentence given to us because it does not indicate time (that has been given in the question).
3. The preposition 'on' can be used to refer to time or to a location. But, in this context it will be used to refer to time.
4. 'At' refers to a specific location or to the time period when an event took place. This option is not correct as it cannot be used in this context.
5. The word 'of' describes possession. Hence this option is not correct because it does not indicate time.
6. Out of all these prepositions, the word 'on' suits the context of the given sentence in the question. Because in terms of date as something has occurred (specifically for the cases of taking birth), the preposition ‘on’ is used.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’

Note:Prepositions are an integral part of speech. Please note that the other prepositions as given in the options like ‘in’, ‘of’ and ‘at’ have different meaning and context. Moreover, according to the different context, about time, different prepositions like ‘in’, ‘at’ and ‘on’ are generally used.