Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:
Sorry, I didn't phone you last night. I was _______ the theatre.

• A. On
• B. Within
  
• C. At
• D. Over

Answer 1

The correct option is C At

Answer : C

Prepositions are words that indicate relationships with the other words in the sentence. Prepositions of place are used to refer to a place, usually to denote the location of something or someone.

Let's look at the usage of various alternatives in the option as preposition of place:

• at : to refer to an exact place where something is situated / event
• on : to refer to placement of something attached / adjacent to something else; to refer to something displayed on something else
• within : means "inside"
• over : to refer to across specific sides; or something place one above / higher than the other; or to mean "more than"

In the sentence, as a reference to a specific location , i.e. the theatre. Therefore, the suitable preposition here is "at".

Thus, the correct complete sentence is:

I was AT the theatre.