Question

A policeman caught the boys throwing stones _____ passing trains. А) for В) into С) to D) at Е) in Обоснуйте ответ?

Answer 1

Into
пример из произведения литературы:
She fought forward, as if to throw herself into the pit, but she was restrained by the barrels of four rifles, kept at bay.Она шагнула было вперед, словно намереваясь броситься в колодец, но ее сдержали стволы четырех винтовок.Rollins, James / Judas Strain

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) at.

The sentence is: "A policeman caught the boys throwing stones _____ passing trains."

To "throw stones at" something is a common English expression that means to direct the action of throwing stones towards a specific target. In this case, the target is "passing trains." The preposition "at" is used to indicate the direction of the action, which is towards the passing trains.

Here's the sentence with the correct preposition:

"A policeman caught the boys throwing stones at passing trains."