JAMB - English Language (1982 - No. 9)
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The armed robbers stabbed the driver …. the back
In
On
At
Inside
By
Explication
prepositions are all connectors.
In this context "In" is defined as inside an area, moving from a point outside to a point inside.
"On" is used to indicate position, usually indicating that something is on top of something else.
A stab in the back would mean, a stab from the outer area to the inner area. Option A is correct