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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
A plane arrived ________ the airport ________.
  1. in / late
  2. at / lately
  3. in / lately
  4. at / late

A
in / lately
B
in / late
C
at / lately
D
at / late
Solution
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Answer : C

Prepositions are words that indicate relationships with the other words in the sentence. Prepositions of place are used to refer to a place, usually to denote the location of something or someone.

Let's look at the usage of various alternatives in the option as preposition of place:

  • at : to refer to an exact place where something is situated / event
  • in : means "inside"
  • on : to refer to placement of something attached / adjacent to something else; to refer to something displayed on something else

An airport is an exact location, therefore the most appropriate word for the first blank is "at". For the other blank "late" is the appropriate word acts as an adjective for the verb arrive. Whereas "lately" is an adverb that means "recently; not long ago", which in this sentence does not fit in correctly.

Thus, the correct complete sentence is:
A plane arrived AT the airport LATE.

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