Prepositions Place

Respuesta correcta: A) on

• A) onCorrect. 'On' is the preposition used for a surface that an object rests upon.
• B) ofWrong. 'Of' expresses possession or relationship between nouns rather than physical position.
• C) inWrong. 'In' describes something inside a volume or an enclosed area, which does not apply to a table top.
• D) atWrong. 'At' is used for a point or a location considered as a place or event, not for a surface.

Respuesta correcta: B) at

• A) inWrong. 'In' describes an enclosed space and is not used for a point in the open air.
• B) atCorrect. 'At' is used for a specific point of location such as a corner, where the two streets meet.
• C) underWrong. 'Under' describes a position beneath something, which is not the relationship described.
• D) onWrong. 'On' describes a surface, and a corner is a point rather than a surface.

Respuesta correcta: C) Where are you waiting for me?

• A) Where you are waiting for me?Wrong. The subject and verb are not inverted, so this is not a well-formed direct question.
• B) Where are you waiting me for?Wrong. 'Waiting me for' splits the preposition from its object and misplaces the word order.
• C) Where are you waiting for me?Correct. 'Waiting for' is the correct verb plus preposition combination, and the word order forms a well-made question.
• D) Where are you waiting for me at now?Wrong. 'Waiting' cannot take two prepositional phrases describing the same wait, and 'at now' is redundant.

Respuesta correcta: D) above

• A) sinceWrong. 'Since' expresses a starting point in time and cannot describe a location.
• B) betweenWrong. 'Between' requires two reference points, and only the desk is mentioned.
• C) duringWrong. 'During' expresses a period of time and cannot describe a physical position.
• D) aboveCorrect. 'Above' describes a position higher than something and is the natural preposition here.

Respuesta correcta: A) We are staying in Cusco for a week.

• A) We are staying in Cusco for a week.Correct. A city or country name is treated as a point of location, so 'in Cusco' is the standard form in this usage.
• B) We are staying on Cusco for a week.Wrong. 'On' describes a surface or a day and cannot be used with a place name in this sense.
• C) We are staying in at Cusco for a week.Wrong. 'Staying in at' is not used with a city name; the phrase belongs to the expression 'stay in at home'.
• D) We are staying at Cusco for a week.Wrong. 'At' would normally require a specific building or venue rather than the name of a city used as a destination.

Respuesta correcta: B) between

• A) amongWrong. 'Among' is used with a group of more than two, which does not match the two items named here.
• B) betweenCorrect. 'Between' is used with two distinct items that are named explicitly.
• C) besidesWrong. 'Besides' means 'in addition to' and is an adverb, not a preposition describing position.
• D) beneathWrong. 'Beneath' describes a position below something and not a position between two things.

Respuesta correcta: C) She is looking for her keys.

• A) She is looking at her keys for.Wrong. 'Looking at' would describe the act of glancing at something, not the act of searching for it.
• B) She is looking her keys for.Wrong. 'Look her keys for' misplaces the object and breaks the fixed verb plus preposition pattern.
• C) She is looking for her keys.Correct. 'Look for' is a fixed combination in which the preposition for follows the verb and precedes its object.
• D) She is looking her at keys.Wrong. 'Look her at keys' separates the preposition from its object and is not a well-formed phrase.

Respuesta correcta: D) There is a picture over the bed.

• A) There is a picture in above the bed.Wrong. 'In above' also stacks prepositions and is not a valid English phrase.
• B) There is a picture on over the bed.Wrong. 'On over' stacks two position prepositions before a single noun.
• C) There is a picture above of the bed.Wrong. 'Above of' adds a second preposition where only one is needed, which is ungrammatical.
• D) There is a picture over the bed.Correct. 'Over' describes a position directly above something and is a natural alternative to 'above'.

Respuesta correcta: A) in

• A) inCorrect. 'In the area' describes a location inside that district, which is what the sentence intends.
• B) intoWrong. 'Into' expresses movement from outside to inside, whereas the centre is already located there.
• C) onWrong. 'On the area' would describe a surface relationship and does not fit a district.
• D) atWrong. 'At the area' treats the district as a single point rather than as something containing the centre.

Respuesta correcta: B) on

• A) inWrong. 'In the page' would imply containment inside the page as a physical object, which is not the intended sense.
• B) onCorrect. 'On the page' describes a location on the flat surface of a page, which is the correct preposition.
• C) toWrong. 'To the page' expresses movement towards it rather than the location where something can be found.
• D) atWrong. 'At the page' treats the page as a point and is not idiomatic.

Respuesta correcta: C) They live across the river from us.

• A) They live cross the river from us.Wrong. 'Cross' without a preposition cannot express position in this construction.
• B) They live across the river to us.Wrong. 'To us' replaces the required preposition and makes the phrase incomplete.
• C) They live across the river from us.Correct. 'Across from' is the fixed expression for a position on the opposite side of something.
• D) They live over the river from us.Wrong. 'Over the river' describes a position above the water, which is a different relationship.

Respuesta correcta: D) Sit beside me and I will explain the plan.

• A) Sit be beside me and I will explain the plan.Wrong. 'Be beside' inserts an extra verb and breaks the phrase that the imperative requires.
• B) Sit besides of me and I will explain the plan.Wrong. 'Besides of' combines an adverb with a preposition, which is not a valid combination.
• C) Sit besides me and I will explain the plan.Wrong. 'Besides' is an adverb meaning in addition to and cannot introduce a place.
• D) Sit beside me and I will explain the plan.Correct. 'Beside' is the preposition meaning at the side of, which is the relationship intended here.

Respuesta correcta: A) on

• A) onCorrect. A boat floating on water rests on the surface, so 'on the lake' is the correct preposition.
• B) underWrong. 'Under the lake' describes a position below the water, which is the opposite of the situation.
• C) atWrong. 'At the lake' treats the lake as a point and does not describe the surface relationship.
• D) inWrong. 'In the lake' would describe something submerged, which is not what floating means.

Respuesta correcta: B) The chemist's shop is next to the bank.

• A) The chemist's shop is next the bank.Wrong. 'Next' without a preposition cannot express position before a noun in standard English.
• B) The chemist's shop is next to the bank.Correct. 'Next to' is the prepositional phrase meaning immediately beside, and to is part of it.
• C) The chemist's shop is next of the bank.Wrong. 'Next of' would be correct only with an abstract singular noun such as 'the next of kin', which is not the case here.
• D) The chemist's shop is next at the bank.Wrong. 'Next at' is not a valid combination in English.

Respuesta correcta: C) The battery sits inside the case, and the manual rests on top of it.

• A) The battery sits at the case, and the manual rests on top at it.Wrong. 'At' treats both the container and the surface as points and cannot describe either relationship.
• B) The battery sits in inside the case, and the manual rests on of it.Wrong. 'In inside' and 'on of' each stack a preposition where only one is required.
• C) The battery sits inside the case, and the manual rests on top of it.Correct. 'Inside' describes containment within an enclosed object and 'on top of' describes support by a surface.
• D) The battery sits inside the case, and the manual rests at of it.Wrong. 'At of' is not a valid prepositional combination in English.

Respuesta correcta: D) in

• A) toWrong. 'To front of' leaves the phrase unfinished because the noun cannot follow the preposition on its own here.
• B) onWrong. 'On front of' is not the standard expression; in front of is the correct form.
• C) atWrong. 'At front of' omits the second part of the fixed phrase and is incomplete.
• D) inCorrect. The fixed expression 'in front of' describes a position on the side facing something, and it requires in.

Respuesta correcta: A) He is at the airport because his flight was cancelled.

• A) He is at the airport because his flight was cancelled.Correct. 'At the airport' treats the airport as a single identifiable location, which is the normal choice for buildings and venues.
• B) He is to the airport because his flight was cancelled.Wrong. 'To the airport' expresses direction towards it and cannot describe a location the person is already at.
• C) He is on the airport because his flight was cancelled.Wrong. 'On the airport' is not a valid combination because on describes surfaces, not buildings.
• D) He is in the airport because his flight was cancelled.Wrong. 'In the airport' would suggest the person is inside a particular part of the building, which is more specific than the sentence implies.

Respuesta correcta: B) The museum is situated in the historic centre, next to the main cathedral.

• A) The museum is situated at the historic centre, next at the main cathedral.Wrong. 'At the centre' treats the district as a point and 'next at' is not a valid combination.
• B) The museum is situated in the historic centre, next to the main cathedral.Correct. 'In the centre' describes location within a district and 'next to' is the standard prepositional phrase for a neighbouring position.
• C) The museum is situated in the historic centre, next of the main cathedral.Wrong. 'Next of' is reserved for abstract singular nouns and does not express physical adjacency.
• D) The museum is situated on the historic centre, next the main cathedral.Wrong. 'On the centre' describes a surface and 'next' without a preposition cannot introduce a noun here.

Respuesta correcta: C) She has an interest in sustainable design.

• A) She has an interest at sustainable design.Wrong. 'Interest at' would suggest a location, which does not fit an abstract idea.
• B) She has an interest on sustainable design.Wrong. 'Interest on' is not used; the preposition is fixed by the noun in this collocation.
• C) She has an interest in sustainable design.Correct. 'Interest in' is the standard collocation and takes the preposition in with the thing that interests someone.
• D) She has an interest for sustainable design.Wrong. 'Interest for' is used only in the phrase 'an interest for the market', which is not the meaning here.

Respuesta correcta: D) 'In hospital' describes being admitted as a patient, which is why the article is normally omitted in this phrase.

• A) 'In hospital' is only used in American English and is incorrect in British usage.Wrong. This idiom is used in British and other varieties as well as in American English.
• B) The phrase means the patient is physically inside the building, as opposed to being a patient.Wrong. The phrase means being treated as an inpatient, not merely standing inside the building.
• C) The sentence is wrong, because hospitals always take the definite article when named.Wrong. The article is deliberately omitted in this idiom, which is precisely the point of the item.
• D) 'In hospital' describes being admitted as a patient, which is why the article is normally omitted in this phrase.Correct. This identifies the idiomatic sense and the article omission that go with being admitted as a patient.