Question

Fill in the blank with suitable preposition.
The hall measures twenty feet ________ twenty-two feet.
a) of
b) for
c) with
d) by

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the options given to us is used while describing the size of something, in length and breadth.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'of', is defined as ‘Expressing direction.’Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it does not describe the size.
Option (b.), ‘for', is defined as ‘Directed at, intended to belong to something/someone.’ Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it does not describe the size.
Option (c.), ‘with', is defined as ‘in the company of; alongside, alongside; close to; near to something/someone.’Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it does not describe the size.
Option (d.), ‘by', is defined as ‘Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.’Therefore, option (d.) is correct as it describes the size.

Note:
 In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall what dimensions are. Dimension is the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height). For example- The dimension of the pool is fifteen feet by twenty feet.