Choose: (choices can be used twice)
A. Hey, how ya doin?
B. Great! I went __ and stayed __ Hakone __ the holiday.
a. in
b. to
c. for
d. during
e. at
f. from
日本語訳
Twitterより。A「やあ、元気？」。B「元気だよ。休暇中、箱根へ行って滞在したんだ」。空欄には in / to / for / during / at / from のどれを入れるでしょう。
The answers are b, a and d.
This may seem easy,
but you might be surprised to know
that many intermediate and advanced students
leave out important prepositions.
These words are not extra or superfluous in English.
They are necessary.
Explanation
For answer #1, of course the only choice is to
For answer #2, the best choice is in--
but this depends on the type of place Hakone is or on what the speaker means; it is possible to have 'at' in this space; for example, if Hakone is thought of as a business--such as a resort and not a geographical location on a map--but as a location on a map 'in' is necessary.
For #3, only during (meaning 'in the time of') is possible. Some people might say 'in the holiday,' but this is perhaps part of a local dialect and not widespread--so outside the practice of standard style; it also does not sound best.
This may seem easy,
but you might be surprised to know
that many intermediate and advanced students
leave out important prepositions.
These words are not extra or superfluous in English.
They are necessary.
Explanation
For answer #1, of course the only choice is to
For answer #2, the best choice is in--
but this depends on the type of place Hakone is or on what the speaker means; it is possible to have 'at' in this space; for example, if Hakone is thought of as a business--such as a resort and not a geographical location on a map--but as a location on a map 'in' is necessary.
For #3, only during (meaning 'in the time of') is possible. Some people might say 'in the holiday,' but this is perhaps part of a local dialect and not widespread--so outside the practice of standard style; it also does not sound best.
解答・解説の日本語訳
順に to、in、during。go to Hakone は「箱根へ行く」、stay in Hakone は地理的な場所として箱根に滞在すること、during the holiday は「休暇の間に」です。箱根をリゾート施設のような特定の場所として捉えるなら at も文脈によって使えます。前置詞は余分な飾りではなく、伝えたい関係を示す重要な語です。