Choose the option that best completes the sentence using an appropriate…
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Choose the option that best completes the sentence using an appropriate English preposition.
We walked slowly ______ a narrow tunnel, entering at one end and emerging at the other.
Answer: A. through — ConceptPrepositions of movement distinguish passage through an enclosed space from entry into it, movement above it, and position next to it. “Through” marks…
- A.
through
- B.
into
- C.
over
- D.
beside
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Correct answer: A
Concept
Prepositions of movement distinguish passage through an enclosed space from entry into it, movement above it, and position next to it.
“Through” marks movement within something from one end or side to the other, while “into” marks only movement from outside to the interior.
Application
The added context states that the walkers enter the tunnel at one end and emerge at the other. That is movement from one end of an enclosed passage to the other, so “through” supplies the required relation.
Contrast
“Into” marks entry from outside to the interior but does not itself express emergence from the other end.
“Over” marks movement above something or across its upper surface, not movement inside the tunnel.
“Beside” marks a position next to something, not movement within the tunnel.
Cross-check
Substitution gives: “We walked slowly through a narrow tunnel, entering at one end and emerging at the other.” The completed sentence matches both stated endpoints. Therefore, the required preposition is “through”.