Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:
If you commit a serious crime, you could be sent _____ prison.

• A. at
• B. with
• C. by
• D. to

Answer 1

The correct option is D to

In the given sentence the direction of the journey towards the prison is indicated. Therefore 'to' is the suitable answer, since 'to' is used to convey a specific direction. Thus option D is correct. On the other hand 'at' is used to depict a specific location , hence option A is incorrect. The preposition 'with' is used to denote a company or someone's presence, while 'by' is used to depict how the work is done. Since the sentence speaks about a certain direction of the consequence, 'with' and 'by' are unsuitable in the given context. Thus option B and C are incorrect.

The completed sentence thus becomes: If you commit a serious crime, you could be sent to prison.