Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:
What are you interested ________?
A) In
B) Of
C) On
D) Over

Answer 1

Hint: The preposition is a crucial component of the English language. It's used to show how a noun or pronoun in a sentence is related to another word in the sentence. In a sentence, a preposition must always be followed by a noun or pronoun. A verb must always come after it.

Complete answer:
A preposition or postposition is usually combined with a noun phrase, which is known as its complement or, in some cases, object. A preposition comes before its complement, while a postposition comes after it. Although there are a few exceptions, English generally uses prepositions rather than postpositions – words like in, under, and preceding their objects, such as in England, under the table, and of Jane.

Now let us look into the given options:
Option A) In – Preposition ‘in’ is used for various aspects and they are: preposition ‘in’ is used to indicate a location or place; express while doing something; indicates shape, colour and size; used to indicate a belief, opinion, interest or feeling. However, this option fits best in the blank because it indicates the interest about something. Therefore, this is the correct answer.

Option B) Of – Preposition ‘of’ is used to indicate relationship between other words, used for defying particular features, aspects and quality. However, use of preposition ‘of’ in the blank will make the sentence grammatically incorrect. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) On – Preposition ‘on’ is used to specify dates and days, used to indicate a pert of body, used to indicate the state of something. However, use of ‘on’ in the blank will make the sentence grammatically incorrect and therefore, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Over – Preposition ‘over’ is used when to indicate higher level or higher position. However, the given sentence does not indicate any higher position, thus, the use of ‘over’ in the blank is completely incorrect and makes the sentence incorrect. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.

Therefore the correct answer is What are you interested in? (Option A).

Note: There are certain uses of ‘in’. We use it to refer to a general, longer period of time such as months, years, decades, and centuries. For better understanding we must understand the uses of ‘in’ with example: In April 2025; in the 21st century.
- In is also used for a shorter period of time such as when we talk about particular days, dates and holidays. For example: He sits in the corner of the room; there is a beautiful tree in the middle of the town.
- In is used to indicate a moment in time. For example: The pink roses will bloom in April.