Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
A: Which way do you have to go if you travel _______ air?
B: You go _______ Bahrain. [Intermediate]

• A. On / through
• B. By / via
• C. By / to
• D. By means of / through

Answer 1

The correct option is B By / via

By is used to indicate means, nearness, time, order, according to, manner or instrument, measure, in the name of. The first sentence indicates means of travel. Thus the preposition 'by' must fulfill the first blank.

We cannot use 'on' because it denotes some position and 'by means of' means with the help of or a particular method or process. Thus option A and D can be eliminated as incorrect.

Via means by a route passing through or along. To is used to indicate the destination. The given sentence does not indicate any destination. Thus option b is the correct answer.