Question

We are not yet ____ danger. (Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.)
A) Out of
B) With
C) Over
D) Up

Answer 1

Hint: The options given in the question are all prepositions. These are words that are used before an ‘object’ and are used to indicate a direction, time, special relation, positions etc. of either objects or the relationship between the verbs and the objects. For e.g. The vase is placed on top of the fridge.

Complete answer:
The sentence given in the question has the subject ‘we’, the verb ‘are’, and the object ‘danger’. We do not have a preposition to indicate the relation of the verb to the subject.
Option A) out of – the preposition ‘out of’ suggests a movement that is away from something that is enclosed or enclosing something else. In the case of the question, we are trying to escape a situation that is enclosed with danger. It would be appropriate to fill the blank with this preposition. Thus, this option is correct.
Option B) with – This preposition is used when two or more things are to be addressed together. For e.g. He arrived with a bag of fruits. This option does not describe the situation with respect to the sentence given in the question. Therefore, this option is also wrong.
Option C) over – this is a positional preposition and it indicates the movement of something at a higher position with respect to another object. For e.g. We all jumped over the fence and entered the garden. ‘Over’ is not the correct preposition to talk about one’s position with respect to danger. Thus, this option is incorrect.
Option D) up – ‘up’ is used to describe the direction in which something or someone is moving. For e.g. the balloons went up as soon as I left them. In case of danger, one can either be ‘in’ danger or ‘out of’ danger. Therefore, this option is also incorrect.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (A) We are not yet out of danger.

Note: The preposition ‘out’ is also used in phrases. For e.g.
- ‘To move out’ means to leave one’s residence to live somewhere else.
- ‘To run out’ means to run short on the supply of something.
- ‘out of the box’ refers to something that is different or unique.