"My daughter was born _____ 1997, _____ April, 25th _____ 7:23PM. She was born just a few minutes _____ my neighbors' daughter. So, she is just a little older than him." Which prepositions best fit the sentence above?
Questão
"My daughter was born _____ 1997, _____ April, 25th _____ 7:23PM. She was born just a few minutes _____ my neighbors' daughter. So, she is just a little older than him."
Which prepositions best fit the sentence above?
Alternativas
on / in / at / before
in / on / in / after
in / in / in / before
in / on / at / before
Explicação
Para expressar tempo em inglês, usa-se uma sequência típica de preposições conforme o grau de especificidade:
- in + ano/mês/estação/período (mais geral): in 1997 e in April.
- on + dia/data específica (mais específico): on April 25th.
- at + hora exata (mais específico ainda): at 7:23 PM.
- Para indicar que algo ocorreu alguns minutos antes de outro evento: a few minutes before.
Assim, a frase correta fica: “My daughter was born in 1997, on April 25th at 7:23PM. She was born just a few minutes before my neighbors' daughter.”