Question

Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition-
She came home _______ early.
a) Above
b) Into
c) On
d) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition comes before its complement; a postposition comes after its complement. English generally has prepositions rather than postpositions.

Complete answer:
Read the given sentence carefully and then try to make out the core meaning of it. There are three prepositions given, fill in with the correct one. A preposition is a word such as after, in, too, on, and with. Prepositions are usually used in front of nouns or pronouns and they show the relationship between the noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct option -
Option ‘a’ is Above. It is a preposition that means in extended space over and not touching. For example The God is above all.
Option ‘b’ is Into. It is a preposition that means expressing movement or action with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed.
Option ‘c’ is On. It is a preposition which means physically in contact with or supported by (someone or something). For example She is on the table.
Option ‘d’ is None of these. We will choose this option if the other three options are incorrect or aren’t suitable for the given sentence.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct option. Here, the correct word to be filled in is – none of these. Hence, option ‘d’ is the correct option.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. It is not necessary that you place in one or the other preposition in a sentence.