Question

Fill in the blanks with the relevant preposition :
They sat eating popcorn and watching the film far ______ ______ the night.

Answer 1

Hint:A preposition is a word or a group of words that is followed by a noun, pronoun or other phrases. It connects the nouns, pronouns, or other phrases with the words that are given in the framed sentences. Some of the prepositions are used to determine the location of an object and some are used to determine the relationship between two objects.

Complete answer:
In the above sentence, we’ve to fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
We use prepositions to make a sentence meaningful.
Option A) “on in”, on here means forward, so it’s appropriate for the first blank, but “in” can not be used before the word “night”, because the night is in motion, and “in” is used when the noun is still. Hence, this option is incorrect.
Option B) “on into”, “on” is appropriate for the first blank as stated above, for the second blank “into” is correct as it is used when something is in motion, henceforth, the night is in motion. So, this option is correct.
Option C) “in upon”,”in” has several meanings, like it is used when talking about the duration of time, it is used when something is inside. Therefore, neither of the means fit in the first blank. “Upon” can not be used for night, as it means something above. Hence, this option is incorrect.
Option D) “at ahead”, both the prepositions can not be used together as it would make the sentence meaningless. Hence, this option too becomes invalid.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:A preposition helps to frame a sentence beautifully. Also, while using a preposition it is necessary to have a proper formation of a sentence starting with subject and verb and then preposition followed by a noun. Furthermore, “in” is used when the noun is still and “into” is used when the noun is in the motion.
Correct Answer is Option B) on into
They sat eating popcorn and watching the film far on into the night.