Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions-
Are you going to study ______ the afternoon or ______ night?
a)On/on
b)In/ in
c)In/ at
d)At/ in

Answer 1

Hint: Whenever we talk about time and place, prepositions are used to show a relationship between the two given words in a sentence.

Complete step-by-step answer:

Prepositions are used before a noun or a pronoun to derive a meaningful relationship between the words and to show the position of the noun or pronoun.
We use Prepositions In/On/At when we talk about a specific time or place.
1)We use ‘In’ for years, months, seasons and decades.
Example- I was born in 1999. Here, we have used ‘In’ with the year 1999.
2)We use ‘On’ for days.
Example- I was born on 25th August. Here, we have used ‘on’ because we have included a specific day. We would have used ‘in’, if only the month was mentioned.
3)We use ‘At’ for time and weekends.
Example- We will meet at 7 P.M. Here, we have used ‘at’ because we are talking about a specific time period.
But there are some exceptions: Morning, Afternoon, Evening and Night.

In the Morning

In the Afternoon

In the Evening

At Night

According to the question, the correct answer is Option C- In/ At.

Note: Since a specific time period has been mentioned (Night), We have used ‘at’.