Question

: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option
Father divided his property ______ two sons.
a) among
b) to
c) in
d) between

Answer 1

Hint: The correct preposition to be used with sentences that involve numbers depend on the number of people. In the given sentence, the number of people in question is two. If there are two people, the preposition used is between and if there are more than two people, the preposition used is among.

Complete answer:
The right answer is option d. The number of people is two, thus the property was divided between two sons. Other examples are: You have to choose between tea and coffee. I had to select a pink pencil and a blue pen.
Option a is wrong because among is used when there are more than two options. He divided the property among three of his sons. I cannot sing among a lot of people.
Option b is wrong because "dividing his property to two sons" is wrong. It would have been correct if the sentence would have been: He gave his property to his two sons. "To" in the sentence signifies the transfer of something from one person to another.
Option c is wrong because "in" is used when you have to show the position of something in something. For example, she kept the decorations in the box.

Note:
  For prepositions, always use the prepositions in the sentence to find out the correct answer. Prepositions signify the relationship between the subject and the object so spot the subject and object of the sentence and relate it with the preposition.