Question

Who’s the man ______ the funny hat?
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A) In
B) From
C) At
D) To

Answer 1

Hint: The above question needs a preposition to be complete. A preposition should always have an object. It can have its Object - a Noun, a Pronoun, a Gerund, an Infinitive or a Noun Clause. Here is a list of commonly used prepositions: above, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon, with and within.

Complete answer:
A preposition is a word placed before a Noun or Pronoun to show its relation to some other word in the sentence. Some examples of prepositions are words like "in", "at", "on", "of", and "to". Prepositions in English are highly idiomatic.

Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) In: This option is correct as the preposition ‘in’ is denoted inside of something. Here, it indicates a situation or enclosure or a characteristic. Hence, it is apt for the space to be filled in the question. The other uses of ‘in’ are it denotes a period of time and also as a means of at the end of a certain period within the reference of time.
Option B) From: This option is incorrect as the preposition ‘from’ indicates a source. Hence, it is not apt for the space to be filled in the question.
Option C) At: This option is incorrect as the preposition ‘at’ indicates a specific location. Hence, it is not apt for the space to be filled in the question.
Option D) To: This option is incorrect as the preposition ‘to’ indicates a direction. Hence, it is not apt for the space to be filled in the question.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A.

Note: Although the Preposition is usually placed before a Noun, Pronoun, sometimes it comes after the word which it governs. For example: Here is the book that you were looking for. In addition to single-word Prepositions, there are some group words that function as Prepositions, called Phrase Prepositions or Conglomerate Prepositions. They are in front of, in spite of, by means of, in order to, owing to, instead of, for the sake of, on behalf of, in the course of, with regard to, etc.