Choose the correct option. The plane will stay on the runway _ five minutes.
Correct answer: A. For
- A. For
- B. In
- C. Below
- D. On
Explanation
We use for to talk about a purpose or a reason for something. The plane will stay on the runway for five minutes.
Report an error
The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.
Prefer email? [email protected]
About Prepositions
Prepositions link a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence, showing place, time, direction or relation. The difficulty is idiomatic rather than logical: English fixes particular prepositions to particular verbs and adjectives, so “good at,” “married to” and “differ from” have to be learned as units rather than reasoned out.
Practise Grammar
6,178 free Grammar MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Discussion
Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.
No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.
Exams that ask English questions like this
English is on 133 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.
More Prepositions questions
Choose the correct option.He made _ a story when he was late for the first class, but the teacher didn't believe him.
Choose the correct option. The injured player was taken _ the field.
Choose the correct option.It is natural for us to exert _ our own success
Choose the correct option.The plane wasn't allowed to take _ because of bad weather conditions.
Choose the correct option. The weather is pleasant here_the spring.
Choose the correct option. The Police do not understand how the thieves _ the house.