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    Prepositions
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    Prepositions of Place: Location and Destination

    Practise choosing в and на for location and movement to common places.

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    Question 1

    Я живу ___.

    English context

    Choose the phrase meaning 'I live in Moscow' (location).

    Options

    • в Москву
    • в Москве
    • на Москве
    • к Москве
    Accepted answers and explanation

    Accepted answers

    • в Москве

    Correct feedback

    Correct! В Москве describes a fixed location, so в takes the prepositional case.

    Grammar rule

    В + prepositional expresses location inside or in a city: жить в Москве.

    Question 2

    Завтра мы едем ___.

    English context

    Choose the phrase meaning 'Tomorrow we are going to Moscow' (destination).

    Options

    • в Москве
    • в Москву
    • на Москве
    • к Москве
    Accepted answers and explanation

    Accepted answers

    • в Москву

    Correct feedback

    Exactly! Movement into a city uses в + accusative: в Москву.

    Grammar rule

    В + accusative expresses movement into a city or enclosed place, contrasted with в + prepositional for location: ехать в Москву, жить в Москве.

    Question 3

    Студенты учатся ___.

    English context

    Choose the phrase for 'The students study at the university' (location).

    Options

    • в университет
    • в университете
    • на университете
    • к университету
    Accepted answers and explanation

    Accepted answers

    • в университете

    Correct feedback

    Correct! The students are already there: в университете.

    Grammar rule

    В + prepositional answers где? for a fixed location: учиться в университете.

    Question 4

    После обеда он идёт ___.

    English context

    Choose the phrase for 'After lunch he is going to the university' (destination).

    Options

    • в университете
    • в университет
    • на университете
    • из университета
    Accepted answers and explanation

    Accepted answers

    • в университет

    Correct feedback

    Well done! Going into a university uses в + accusative: в университет.

    Grammar rule

    В + accusative answers куда? for movement into an enclosed place; в + prepositional answers где?: идти в университет, учиться в университете.

    Question 5

    Мы отдыхаем ___.

    English context

    Choose the conventional phrase for 'We are vacationing at the seaside' (location).

    Options

    • на море
    • на морю
    • в море
    • к морю
    Accepted answers and explanation

    Accepted answers

    • на море

    Correct feedback

    Correct! На море is the conventional expression for being at the seaside.

    Grammar rule

    На + prepositional expresses location at conventional open destinations: быть на море.

    Question 6

    Летом дети едут ___.

    English context

    Choose the conventional phrase for 'In summer the children go to the seaside' (destination).

    Options

    • на море
    • на морю
    • в море
    • о море
    Accepted answers and explanation

    Accepted answers

    • на море

    Correct feedback

    Exactly! На море is the standard destination phrase for a seaside holiday.

    Grammar rule

    На + accusative expresses movement to a conventional destination, while на + prepositional expresses location: ехать на море, отдыхать на море.

    Question 7

    Книга лежит ___.

    English context

    Choose the phrase for 'The book is on the table' (location).

    Options

    • на стол
    • на столе
    • в столе
    • к столу
    Accepted answers and explanation

    Accepted answers

    • на столе

    Correct feedback

    Correct! A stationary object on a surface takes на + prepositional: на столе.

    Grammar rule

    На + prepositional expresses location on a surface: книга лежит на столе.

    Question 8

    Положи тетрадь ___.

    English context

    Choose the phrase for 'Put the notebook on the table' (destination).

    Options

    • на стол
    • на столе
    • в столе
    • к столу
    Accepted answers and explanation

    Accepted answers

    • на стол

    Correct feedback

    Right! Putting something onto a surface uses на + accusative: на стол.

    Grammar rule

    На + accusative expresses movement onto a surface, while на + prepositional expresses a stationary location: положить на стол, книга лежит на столе.

    Question 9

    Они работают ___.

    English context

    Choose the phrase for 'They work at a factory' (location).

    Options

    • на фабрику
    • на фабрике
    • в фабрике
    • к фабрике
    Accepted answers and explanation

    Accepted answers

    • на фабрике

    Correct feedback

    Correct! Workplaces commonly take на: на фабрике for location.

    Grammar rule

    На + prepositional expresses location at many workplaces: работать на фабрике.

    Question 10

    Рабочие пришли ___ рано утром.

    English context

    Choose the phrase for 'The workers came to the factory early' (destination).

    Options

    • на фабрике
    • на фабрику
    • в фабрику
    • из фабрики
    Accepted answers and explanation

    Accepted answers

    • на фабрику

    Correct feedback

    Excellent! Movement to this workplace uses на + accusative: на фабрику.

    Grammar rule

    На + accusative expresses movement to a conventional workplace or open destination; на + prepositional expresses location there: прийти на фабрику, работать на фабрике.