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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
I wonder why they aren't answering the door. There must be someone _______.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
I wonder why they aren't answering the door. There must be someone _______.
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Solution
The correct option is B in
An adverb of place always talks about the location where the action of the verb is being carried out. The given sentence hints that someone must be inside the house.Option A, in, means "rest at, in case of an enclosed place'. Therefore, according to the intended meaning the correct answer should be Option A. The other remaining options are incorrect.Option B indicates proximity and position of above or outside.Option C indicates the location for particular point.Option D indicates a different location of someone or something.
An adverb of place always talks about the location where the action of the verb is being carried out. The given sentence hints that someone must be inside the house.
Option A, in, means "rest at, in case of an enclosed place'. Therefore, according to the intended meaning the correct answer should be Option A.
The other remaining options are incorrect.
Option B indicates proximity and position of above or outside.
Option C indicates the location for particular point.
Option D indicates a different location of someone or something.
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