Keep the Exact Spatial Relation
Spatial phrases distinguish right, left, front, behind, above, below, near and far.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper or a browser scratch area; no audio recording, account or private information is needed.
- Original supplied sentence: “La caja está a la derecha de la mesa.” Caja=box; mesa=table. Which English relationship preserves the named phrase? Candidate answers: (A) behind (B) in front of (C) to the left of (D) to the right of.
- Original supplied sentence: “La caja está a la izquierda de la mesa.” Caja=box; mesa=table. Which English relationship preserves the named phrase? Candidate answers: (A) behind (B) in front of (C) to the left of (D) to the right of.
Learn the idea
Location phrases and route instructions connect language with a fictional paper plan. The goal is to preserve spatial relationships and order, using the glosses supplied here; no real-world navigation or outdoor activity is required. Spatial phrases distinguish right, left, front, behind, above, below, near and far. Their reference object matters: a location relative to the door is not automatically the same relationship relative to the window.
Read the supplied sentence and isolate the entire relation phrase before translating. The subject is the fictional box and the reference object the table. Keep their roles in that order; do not reverse who is located relative to whom.
A right/left relation can depend on a viewpoint in real scenes. Here the intended relation is explicitly written, so no unshown perspective must be inferred. The exercise checks a statement, not the physical truth of an actual room.
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Supplied case: Original supplied sentence: “La caja está a la derecha de la mesa.” Caja=box; mesa=table. Which English relationship preserves the named phrase? Candidate answers: (A) behind (B) in front of (C) to the left of (D) to the right of. Solution: The written relation is a la derecha de, meaning to the right of. It relates the box to the table in that order. Preserve the distinction instead of substituting a different location word or reversing the two objects. Final result: to the right of. A right/left relation can depend on a viewpoint in real scenes. Here the intended relation is explicitly written, so no unshown perspective must be inferred. The exercise checks a statement, not the physical truth of an actual room.
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Helpful tips
- Read the supplied sentence and isolate the entire relation phrase before translating.
- A right/left relation can depend on a viewpoint in real scenes.
See the answer and explanation
to the left of
The written relation is a la izquierda de, meaning to the left of. It relates the box to the table in that order. Preserve the distinction instead of substituting a different location word or reversing the two objects.
Take it further
Original supplied sentence: “La caja está lejos de la mesa.” Caja=box; mesa=table. Which English relationship preserves the named phrase? Candidate answers: (A) far from (B) in front of (C) to the left of (D) to the right of. Expected result: far from. The written relation is lejos de, meaning far from. It relates the box to the table in that order. Preserve the distinction instead of substituting a different location word or reversing the two objects.
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