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Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the most appropriate pair of prepositions from List-II:

List-I (Sentences)List-II (Prepositions)
(A) When you go via a particular place, you go_______ that place on your way _______another place.(I) out of-from
(B) When you are going up or down a road, you're going _____ it _______ one end of it.(II) through-to
(C) When you are asked to wait outside a room, you have to be _______ the room, but you mustn't move too far _______ it.(III) from-to
(D) We flew straight _______ London _______ San Francisco.(IV) along-towards

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

(A) "When you go via a particular place, you go through that place on your way to another place" → (II) through-to correctly describes passing through an intermediate location.

(B) "When you are going up or down a road, you're going along it towards one end of it" → (IV) along-towards appropriately indicates movement parallel to the road in a direction.

(C) "When you are asked to wait outside a room, you have to be out of the room, but you mustn't move too far from it" → (I) out of-from properly conveys being outside while maintaining proximity.

(D) "We flew straight from London to San Francisco" → (III) from-to indicates direct point-to-point travel between two cities.

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