Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option
This is the photo _____ my family.
a) in
b) at
c) of
d) on

Answer 1

Hint: Prepositions, as is evident from the word, talks about the position of a word to show the relation between the object and the subject in a sentence. For example, she sat on a chair. The preposition “on” shows the relation between the subject (she) and the object (chair). Where was she sitting? On the chair.

Complete answer:
 The correct answer is option c. “of” is used to show the contents of something. This bottle is made of glass. Glass is the content that the bottle is made of. Similarly, the content of the photo is the author’s family.
Option a is wrong because “in” is used to explain if something is inside some other thing. She is the youngest in my family. So among my family members, she is the youngest.
Option b is wrong because “at” implies direction. She threw the ball at me. The direction was towards me. The given sentence does not imply any direction,
Option d is wrong because “on” shows the position of something on something else. For example, she placed the letters on the table. Where were the letters? On the table. So, the photo on my family means the photo was on the family which is incorrect.

Note:
 Prepositions become very easy with practice and if you know the meaning of the sentence, it is very easy to use them. Many students can get confused between on and upon. Upon is basically a formal version of on and is used for more abstract things like thoughts, ideas, and principles. For example, she worked upon her ideas for the project. Ideas are abstract.