Question

The new office policy will come _____ effect from the first day of the next month.
(Insert a suitable preposition)

• A. to
• B. into
• C. in
• D. onto

Hint:

Remember these common expressions:
• Come into effect
• Come into force
• Come into existence All of them use the preposition into.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Identify the fixed expression. The sentence contains the phrase \[ \boxed{\text{come into effect}} \] which is a standard English expression.

Step 2: Recall its meaning. The phrase come into effect means
• to become operative,
• to start being applied, or
• to begin functioning officially. Since the policy begins to operate from the first day of the next month, the correct preposition is into.

Step 3: Analyse the options.
• (A) to -- Incorrect. "Come to effect" is not a correct expression.
• (B) into -- Correct. "Come into effect" is the standard idiomatic expression.
• (C) in -- Incorrect. "Come in effect" is grammatically incorrect.
• (D) onto -- Incorrect. It does not fit the context.

Step 4: Final conclusion. \[ \boxed{\text{The new office policy will come into effect from the first day of the next month.}} \] Hence, the correct option is \(\boxed{(B)}\).