Question

Choose the appropriate preposition and fill in the blank:

Shall we get a taxi or shall we go ______ foot?

• A. with
• B. by
• C. In
• D. on

Answer 1

The correct option is D on

Option A - 'With' is used to explain 'along'. For example, 'Shall we get a taxi or shall we go with you?' Here, the sentence is about the person 'we' are travelling 'with'. We can't use 'with' here, as 'foot' is not a thing or a person to be accompanied by. Thus option A is incorrect.

Option B - 'By' is usually used while talking about modes of transportation. For example, 'by road/by air.' Here, 'by' can't be used for 'foot' because it isn't a mode of transportation; it's the means of walking. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'In' is used to explain 'inside'. As it is impossible to travel inside a foot, we can't use 'in' here. Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'On' is often used when we talk about travelling. For example, 'I got on the bus/ I'm on the airplane.' Technically, while walking, we are on one foot at a time, and that's why we can use 'on' here. We can either say 'by walking' or 'on foot'. Thus option D is the correct answer.

'Shall we get a taxi or shall we go on foot?'