The children were playing ___ the garden.
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Prepositions MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “The children were playing ___ the garden.”
The accepted answer is D. In. “The children were playing ___ the garden.” is answered by In (option D). Option A (“By”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Option B (“At”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Remaining alternatives (On) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once In is identified. Prepositions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Prepositions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.
- A. By
Why not A: “By” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. In. “The children were playing ___ the garden.” is answered by In (option D). Option A (“By”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Option B
- B. At
Why not B: “At” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. In. “The children were playing ___ the garden.” is answered by In (option D). Option A (“By”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Option B
- C. On
Why not C: “On” is not correct. The accepted answer is D. In. “The children were playing ___ the garden.” is answered by In (option D). Option A (“By”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Option B
- D. In ✓
Correct answer
D. In
Explanation
“The children were playing ___ the garden.” is answered by In (option D). Option A (“By”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Option B (“At”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of In. Remaining alternatives (On) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once In is identified. Prepositions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Prepositions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.
Source: Prepositions Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: prepositions, FPSC, PPSC, grammar, English usage, NTS
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