Question

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option:
"Is Mr. James ______ work this week?"
"No. He's ________ holiday."

• A. on / in
• B. at / in
• C. in / for
• D. at / on

Answer 1

The correct option is D at / on

Answer : D

Prepositions are words that indicate relationships with the other words in the sentence, and quite often they tell us about then "when" and "where" aspects.

Let's look at what the various alternatives mean, in relation to place ("where" aspects):

• at : It is used to a precise & small location / event
• in : It is used to refer to an enclosed space / large location / abstract locations
• on : It is used to refer to a surface / public transport / TV / Radio / Internet / Map / Farm / Island / Holiday
• for: As a preposition of time "for" is used to refer to an amount of time, be it either for past or present or future. So the construction of the sentence is like, for + a period of time

First sentence, noun in concern is "work" which means the place where work activities take place. Therefore as it is a specific location, "at" is an appropriate word to complete the sentence.

Second sentence, the noun in concern is "holiday", therefore "on" is a suitable word to complete the sentence.

Thus, the correct complete sentence is:

"Is Mr. James AT work this week?"

"No. He's ON holiday."