Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He lived abroad _______ 1990.
A) For
B) Since
C) In
D) Ago

Answer 1

Hint: Preposition is a group of words that are used before a noun or pronoun or noun phrase. Prepositions are used to identify directions, time, place, location, spatial relationships, etc. Examples of prepositions are: in, at, on, of, to, down, from, in, into, near, towards, under, upon and etc.

Complete answer:
Here we need to fill the blanks with suitable prepositions. A preposition is a group of words that are used before a noun or pronoun or noun phrase. Prepositions in English are highly idiomatic.

Let us compare all the options with the given sentence.
Option A) For - Cannot be used because 'for' is used when an incident occurs over a long period of time and the sentence mentions the length of time in hours, years, days, and so on. Hence Option A is not the correct one.

Option B) Since - When we say that something has been happening from the beginning of the time period until now, we use the word "since." The event has been taking place here from the beginning of the mentioned year until now. As a result, the preposition ‘since' will be used. As a result, Option B is the correct answer.

Option C) In - Cannot be used since we use the word "in" to describe an occurrence that occurred only once during the specified time frame. Hence the option C is not the right one.

Option D) Ago - cannot be used since the word 'ago' is used to describe an incident that occurred before a certain period of time, and the period is not stated in any other way in the sentence. Hence Option D is not the correct one.

From the above discussion regarding the options mentioned for the given question the Option B – “Since” is the perfect answer for the statement. ‘He’s lived abroad since 1990’.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: It is very important to understand the difference between since and for. The distinction between ‘since' and ‘for' is that ‘since' refers to the beginning of an event and implies that it has continued from that point to the present; on the other hand, ‘for' refers to the length of time without specifying a particular date or time and implies that the event has continued during that time. This sentence refers to a single year, 1990, rather than a period of time. As a result, the word ‘since' rather than 'for' will be used here. Thus, option B is the most appropriate answer as compared to other options.