Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
____ my stay in the hospital, the nurses looked after me very well.
a- While
b- During
c- For
d- In

Answer 1

Hint: We use prepositions to join 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’s look at the functions of different prepositions-
During- It is a preposition that indicates an action occurring throughout or in the course of something. For example- We had our lunch during break time.
1) For- It is a preposition that indicates different time periods. For example- I will be gone for a week.
2) In- It is a preposition that indicates the position of an object inside a place. For example- We are sitting in the car.
3) In the given question- We can conclude that during X’s stay in the hospital, the nurses looked after him very well.
Here, we have used ‘during’ to indicate an action that occurred in the course of his stay in the hospital.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘While’ is a conjunction that is used to indicate an action occurring at the same time as another. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option b- ‘During’ is a preposition that indicates an action occurring throughout. Hence, it is the correct option.
Option c- ‘For’ is a preposition that is used to denote a time-span. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
Option d- ‘In’ is a preposition that is used to denote the location of an object. 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.