Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He jumped ______the lake.

• A. Into
• B. To
• C. In
• D. At

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Into

A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.

The correct answer is option A) Into as it indicates direction (the lake).

'to', 'in', and 'at' cannot be used here as they indicate direction with a location , direction with a position and location respectively.

He jumped into the lake.