Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
Do you come to school ______ bus?
A. on
B. by
C. at
D. in

Answer 1

Hint: A preposition is a word that is used before a noun to depict the noun’s relation with the nearby word. Some of the prepositions are from, for, of, at, on, under, beneath, and so forth.

Complete answer:
Prepositions are placed before a noun to show the relationship between the noun and the nearby word. For instance in a sentence, ‘The book on the table.’

In this sentence preposition ‘on’ is placed before the noun ‘the table’ to show its relationship with the other nearby word/noun ‘the book’.

The word prepositions itself means something which is positioned before. Some of the common prepositions used are: before, behind, in, inside, under, until, below, with, within, between, above, about, among, around, and many more.


In the above-given sentence, ‘Do you come to school ______ bus?’ the appropriate preposition will be option B. by. Hence the complete sentence will be: Do you come to school by bus?
By as a preposition is used to refer to a method of something. It can also be used to describe a method of travel such as by boat, by train, by taxi and so forth.
The other options are incorrect as:
Option A. on as a preposition is used to indicate a position.
Option C. at as a preposition is used to refer to a location or a building. Option D. In as a preposition is used with the building however what it is used to refer to something inside the building.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’

Note:We must know what are prepositions and their placement in a sentence. We must know the use of each preposition. When referring to days, months, time, years we use different prepositions depending upon the situation.