Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
I live ---a house--- Los Angeles.
A) Of/in
B) In/in
C) In/at
D) At/in

Answer 1

Hint: Prepositions give the sentences their appropriate and intended meaning in the mind of the writer to be conveyed to the reader. “At”, “in”, “on” are simple prepositions and can be easily identified based on certain rules. “At” is often used for a point, for instance, “at the main gate” or “at the bus stop”. “Of” on the other hand is used to connect or relate something or someone. Eg: the essence of time. “In” is used for something in an enclosed space. For instance, “in the Country”, “In Florida”, “The secret of” and so on.


Complete answer:
Now, from the options given above,
>Of/in: it does not match with the gist of the sentence. “Of” is used for correlation and not for speaking of an enclosed space. “In” is used to indicate locations, space, belief and to specify day, month and so on. Here, house is an enclosed space and the apt preposition is not “of”.
 Eg: I have always dreamed of being a scientist.
> In/in: Since, both house and Los Angeles are enclosed spaces, the preposition, “in” is apt for both the blanks.
 Eg: I live in a two storeyed house. I live in Uttar Pradesh.
>In/at: It is wrong to use at for Los Angeles. “At” is often used to indicate a place, activity or time.
 Eg: Let’s meet at the cafe in the evening.
>At/in: House is not a point here, it is an enclosed space. Similar to Option c, “at” is used to indicate place, time or activity.
 Eg: I will meet him at 3 pm.
Hence, Option b, is the correct answer for the above question.

Note:Don’t confuse option b and c, since the house is indefinite ( article, a) and Los Angeles is a place. Prepositions vary based on the type of noun used and how they are used in certain sentences making use of a variety of prepositions.
Eg: I live in North Carolina; in a small, comfortable house.