Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition:
Mario got _____ the car and drove away.

A) Under
B) Into
C) On
D) Outside

Answer 1

Hint: We have to use the most appropriate preposition to get the best fit in the sentence. Prepositions are the words that show the relationship of a noun or pronoun with another word in a sentence is called prepositions. Prepositions are usually followed by the noun or pronoun. For example: in, over, under, below, beside, through and etc.

Complete answer:

Option A) Under – is an incorrect answer because we use ‘under’ to talk about something that is below or lower than something else. For example, Mouse is under the table. Thus, this is an inappropriate answer.
Option B) Into – is the correct answer because of the main use of the proposition into indicating the moment towards the inside of a place. This can be explained with an example: The children jumped into the pool for a swim. Here, into describes that children jumped in the pool. Similarly, the given sentence in the question indicates the same. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option C) On – is an incorrect answer because ‘on’ is used to indicate a surface or something, used to indicate a time period (days and dates), refer to a state. For example, I will come on Wednesday, My favorite movie will come on TV now and etc. Thus, the preposition ‘on’ cannot be used in this sentence as it shows the inappropriate in the sentence.
Option D) Outside – is an incorrect answer because ‘outside’ is an adverb, an adjective, pronoun, and a noun. But in this question, it is requested to give the best-fit preposition. As a preposition, we use outside as “anywhere else apart from the particular place” or in easy terms “not in a particular place but near it”. For example, there is a table just outside the room opposite. Thus, this proposition cannot be used here in the answer. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Mario got into the car and drove away.

Note: The best way to remember propositions and their uses is to understand the meaning of the propositions (given in the options) and then put the best fit in the sentence to get a meaningful sentence.