Questão de Inglês — Preposições | Prepositions — IBAM 2025
InglêsPreposições | Prepositions
- Código
- qg514413
- Banca
- IBAM
- Órgão
- Prefeitura de Cachoeiras de Macacu - RJ
- Ano
- 2025
- Nível
- Superior
- Cargo
- Professor I (Língua Estrangeira Moderna - Inglês)
The prepositions at and in frequently overlap in locative expressions. However, their selection is governed by specific spatial and functional constraints: “In” tends to imply enclosure or inclusion within a boundary (physical or abstract).“At” generally denotes a specific point, especially in directional or functional contexts. Considering the standard usage of these prepositions in British and international varieties of English, the sentence below which demonstrates the most appropriate and contextually precise usage is:
- Athe children were playing quietly in the end of the street, near the old post box
- Bthe entire village gathered at the town square to celebrate the festival
- Cthe researcher has been living in the top of that hill for decades
- Dshe stood nervously at the front room, waiting to be called