Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate option A thief does not the door ........

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Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate option:

A thief does not ______ the door.

Knock at

Knock on

Knock to

Knock

'Knock on the door', is different in meaning. It forms a complex verb phrase, where the 'knocking itself is actually on the door'.

'Knock on' describes the action 'knocking', and 'knock at' describes the location.

In the context of this sentence, location is more specific 'knock at the door'.

Hence option A is correct and B is wrong.

Option C: 'To' expresses 'motion in the direction of'. It does not express motion toward a solid object, the door.

Option D: 'Knock' on its own means 'to collide with something, injure or damage'. The meaning is irrelevant.

Hence options C and D are wrong.

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