Prepositions Place Advanced

Respuesta correcta: C) under

• A) atIncorrect. "At" marks a point, such as a place or a time, and it cannot describe a position relative to a table.
• B) toIncorrect. "To" marks a destination, as in "to school", and it does not express a fixed position.
• C) underCorrect! "Under" is the preposition that says the cat is below the table and not on top of it or beside it.
• D) betweenIncorrect. "Between" needs two reference points, and here there is only the single table.

Respuesta correcta: C) in

• A) onIncorrect. "On" means resting on a surface from above, and the book is inside the bag rather than on it.
• B) atIncorrect. "At" marks a point such as "at school", and it does not express a container relationship.
• C) inCorrect! "In" says the book is inside the backpack, which is exactly what a backpack is for.
• D) fromIncorrect. "From" shows the starting point of a movement, and nothing is moving in this sentence.

Respuesta correcta: D) in

• A) byIncorrect. "By" expresses a means, as in "by bus", or a close relation, and it does not put one place inside another.
• B) atIncorrect. "At" is used for a point such as "at school", and a city needs the larger area that surrounds it.
• C) onIncorrect. "On" describes contact with a surface, and a country is not a surface you can rest on.
• D) inCorrect! "In" is the preposition that places a city inside the larger area of the country it belongs to.

Respuesta correcta: C) between

• A) next toIncorrect. "Next to" needs a single reference point, and here the references are the book and the eraser.
• B) in front ofIncorrect. It describes depth measured from one reference point, not a position between two objects.
• C) betweenCorrect! "Between" is the only preposition of the four that takes two references and puts the pen in the middle.
• D) behindIncorrect. "Behind" needs one object in front to hide behind, and it cannot match two references at once.

Respuesta correcta: C) on

• A) atIncorrect. "At" marks a point, as in "at the door", and a picture hung flat on a wall is not a point.
• B) nearIncorrect. "Near" says the picture is only close to the wall, which is weaker than saying it hangs on the wall.
• C) onCorrect! "On" describes contact with the flat surface of a wall, which is how a picture is displayed.
• D) inIncorrect. "In" describes something inside a container, and a wall is not a container.

Respuesta correcta: A) in

• A) inCorrect! "In" places the students inside the classroom, which is the room where the lesson is given.
• B) underIncorrect. "Under" would put the students below the floor, since a classroom is a room and not an object to look under.
• C) aboveIncorrect. "Above" needs a reference surface higher up, and nothing in a room is above the students.
• D) onIncorrect. "On" describes contact with a surface such as "on the desk", and the students are not on a surface.

Respuesta correcta: B) near

• A) betweenIncorrect. "Between" needs two reference points, and here there is only the park to compare the house with.
• B) nearCorrect! "Near" is the preposition that says the house is close to the park without claiming to be inside it.
• C) onIncorrect. "On" describes contact with a surface, and the house does not stand on top of the park.
• D) atIncorrect. "At" marks a point, such as "at the park", and it cannot express the general closeness described here.

Respuesta correcta: A) on

• A) onCorrect! "On" describes a lamp resting on the flat surface of a table, which is the usual position for one.
• B) toIncorrect. "To" shows a destination or a direction, and the lamp is not moving anywhere.
• C) atIncorrect. "At" marks a point, and it would suggest the lamp stands in a spot rather than on the table's surface.
• D) inIncorrect. "In" describes something inside a container, and a lamp placed on a table is not inside it.

Respuesta correcta: B) behind

• A) betweenIncorrect. "Between" needs two references, and here the only reference is the single chair.
• B) behindCorrect! "Behind" is the preposition that places a person at the back of the chair, facing the same way as the chair.
• C) on topIncorrect. "On top of" describes the upper surface, and standing there would not be standing behind the chair.
• D) inIncorrect. "In" describes the inside of a container, and a chair is not a container.

Respuesta correcta: D) in

• A) onIncorrect. "On" describes contact with a surface, and a city is not a surface you can stand on.
• B) atIncorrect. "At" is used for a point such as "at school", but living in a city needs the preposition of the larger area.
• C) fromIncorrect. "From" shows the origin of a movement, and this sentence is about a permanent place of residence.
• D) inCorrect! "In" is the preposition that places a person inside the city, which is the standard way to say where you live.