Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word-
I hurt my leg _ _ _ _ _ I was playing football yesterday.
a) While
b) During
c) For
d) In

Answer 1

Hint: The options given for this question are prepositions of time. It is a proposition that allows you to discuss a specific time period such as a date, day, month, etc.

Complete answer:
Preposition of time are the same words as a preposition of place, however, they are used in a different way. The given sentence says that ‘I hurt my leg' at some point in time, because ‘I was playing football'. We have to find which word fits in the blank best.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is While. When we talk about two things that are happening at the same time, we use a while. The length of time is not important. It is used with a subject and a verb (while + subject + verb).
Option ‘b’ is During. It is a proposition that is used before a noun (during + noun) to say when something happens. It does not tell us how long it happened.
Option ‘c’ is For. It is a proposition that is used with a period to say how long something goes on. For example, She has been sleeping for 8 hours.
Option ‘d’ is In. It is a proposition expressing a situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the appropriate word to be filled in the blank is – while. The complete sentence would be – I hurt my leg while I was playing football yesterday.

Note:
Don’t confuse between ‘while’ and ‘during'. The formation of ‘while’ and ‘during' are different. All the other options are plausible distractions.