Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

There's a piece of paper _______ the floor. Please put it _______ the wastebasket.

• A. At / into
• B. On / at
• C. On / in
• D. Over / at

Answer 1

The correct option is C On / in

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. Option C)on/in is correct as on and in indicate a surface and the inside of something respectively . The other options are wrong as at, into, and over indicate a specific location, movement towards the inside, and completion of a task respectively. These uses don't fit in the given question. The correct answer is C)on/in.