Grammar

Easy

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with the most appropriate combination arranged sequentially:

As soon as they saw a policeman _ some distance, they rushed _ the trees and hid _____ them.

on, for, into

at, towards, amongst

off, into, under

in, over, between

✅ Correct Option: 2

The natural sequence is: saw a policeman 'at' some distance, rushed 'towards' the trees, and hid 'amongst' them (among many trees). The other combinations produce unidiomatic pairings such as 'on some distance' or 'hid between them' for many trees.

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Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with the most appropriate combination arranged sequentially:

As soon as they saw a policeman _ some distance, they rushed _ the trees and hid _____ them.