WBCS.LIVE practice question

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option: He spends hours ______ the phone everyday.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. at
  2. on
  3. with
  4. in

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: on

Explanation: The correct preposition is ‘on the phone’, which means engaged in a telephone conversation. A. at ❌: at the phone is incorrect usage. B. on ✅: correct phrase → on the phone. C. with ❌: with the phone suggests possession, not conversation. D. in ❌: in the phone is grammatically wrong. Correct Sentence: He spends hours on the phone every day. ✅