Question

Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: They returned back to home after the event.

• A. back to their house
• B. returned to house
• C. returned home
• D. went back to house

Answer 1

Answer:

C. returned home

• The Rule of Redundancy (Tautology):

  • The verb "return" itself means to go back or to come back to a place.

  • Therefore, using the word "back" immediately after "return" (e.g., returned back) is completely redundant. It is an unnecessary repetition of the same idea. To maintain grammatical precision, we must eliminate the word "back".

• The Usage of Prepositions with "Home":

  • In English grammar, when "home" is used with verbs of movement or direction (like go, come, arrive, return), it functions as an adverb of place, not a noun.

  • Adverbs of place do not require a preposition before them. Therefore, saying "returned to home" or "returned back to home" is grammatically incorrect. The correct structure is simply "returned home".