GATE ECE 2019 | GA | Question: 2

Question

The boat arrived ______ dawn.

• A. in
• B. at
• C. on
• D. under 

Answer 1

As the sentence is intended to specify a particular time instance of the arrival of the boat, ‘at’ is the most appropriate option. We also use ‘at’ to specify places like ‘at the market’.

Correct option is $(B).$

Comments

@Lakshman Patel RJIT could you please explain why “in” can’t be the answer , as wecan use “ in” as

I will do this in the morning or he arrived in the morning??

 

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1. "In dawn":
- "In" is typically used to indicate a period of time or location within something.
- "In the morning" or "in the afternoon" work, but "in dawn" does not make grammatical sense.

2. "At dawn":
- "At" is used to specify a precise point in time.
- "Dawn" refers to the first appearance of daylight in the morning, so "at dawn" correctly indicates the boat arrived at that specific time.

3. "On dawn":
- "On" is typically used to indicate a day or date, as in "on Monday" or "on June 1st".
- Using "on dawn" does not follow standard English grammar.

4. "Under dawn":
- "Under" indicates a position below or inferior to something.
- Using "under dawn" does not convey the right meaning or follow proper grammar.

Answer 2

• A. The boat arrived at dawn.

Answer 3

Ans B. The correct answer is "at dawn" because "at" is used to refer to specific times, like "at 6 PM" or "at midnight." Dawn is a specific time, so we say "at dawn." "In" is used for longer periods like "in the morning."