Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable preposition from the given options.
The sun hid _ _ _ _ clouds.
a) Inside
b) To
c) Behind
d) On

Answer 1

Hint: Prepositions are words used before nouns, and they link a noun, pronoun, or a noun phrase to some other part of the sentence.

Complete answer:
Let us look at the options given to us and find the most suitable preposition. Option a ‘inside’ is incorrect as the sun hiding inside the clouds would mean that the sun is within a cloud, surrounded by clouds, which does not make sense. Thus, option ‘a’ is incorrect.
Option b ‘to’ indicates the movement towards a particular direction. For example, “She went to school at 8 a.m. today.” If we choose ‘to’ it would mean that the sun hides in the direction of clouds. This does not make sense again. Thus, option ‘b’ is incorrect.
Option c ‘behind’ means at the far side of something. The expression ‘hide behind’ would mean to be covered by the thing one is hiding behind so as one is not visible. Thus, option ‘c’ is the correct answer.
Option d ‘on’ is a preposition that is used to refer to something which is on the surface of another thing. ‘On’ the clouds would mean on the surface of clouds and one can’t be on the surface and hidden at the same time. Thus, option ‘d’ is incorrect.

Note: The phrase ‘to hide behind’ is used to express that something is concealed or hidden behind something.