Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
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Don’t sit in the grass. It’s wet.
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- beside
- by the side of
- on
- No improvement
Correct Option: C
on (Prep.) : in/into a position covering, touching or forming part of a surface
⇒ She climbed on to the bed.
in (Prep.) : used for describing physical surroundings
⇒ We went out in the rain.
beside (Prep.) : next to ; by the side of
⇒ She was sitting beside me.
Here, on (Prep.) is the right usage.
