Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I had an accident ____ last night.
a- in
b- no preposition
c- on
d- at

Answer 1

Hint: We use prepositions to link the noun or the pronoun with the rest of the sentence. Prepositions help in forming a phrase that usually acts like an adjective, adverb, or a noun.

Complete answer:
Let us look at the usage of different prepositions-
In- ‘In’ is a preposition that helps in indicating the location of a person or an object. For example- The book is kept in the room.
1) On- ‘On’ is a preposition that is used to indicate the surface on which an object is placed. It is also used for days and dates. For example- I will visit you on Monday.
2) At- ‘At’ is a preposition that is used to indicate location. It is also used with time. For example- I will help with your studies at night.
In the given question- We can see the use of ‘last night’ which indicates that the time expression has already been mentioned. Hence, we will not use any preposition to complete the sentence.
Let us examine the given options-
Option a- ‘In’ is an incorrect option because ‘in’ is used to indicate the location of an object or person inside something.
Option b- ‘No preposition’ is the correct option because we can already see the use of ‘last night’ in the sentence.
Option c- ‘On’ is an incorrect option because ‘on’ is used to indicate the surface over which something is kept.
Option d- ‘At’ is an incorrect option because ‘at’ is used to indicate a place. The correct answer is Option ‘b’.

Note:
A preposition cannot function without an object, otherwise, it becomes an adverb. Keep in mind, the preposition acts as a modifier for the subject and not the object.