'live up a hill' versus 'live into a hill'

[Deonisius]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #82 "Prepositons Test", question 10

Frederick lives ......... the hill, where all the mansions are.

(a) above
(b) unto
(c) onto
(d) up

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #82 "Prepositons Test", answer 10

Frederick lives up the hill, where all the mansions are.

Correct answer: (d) up

Your answer was: incorrect
Frederick lives onto the hill, where all the mansions are.
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hi, i have never used live up a hill.
Live into a hill is more correct for me, can you give me some examples and some explanations?

Deonisius

[Mister Micawber]

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Into and onto are prepositions of motion, i.e., they require a verb of motion:

The dog jumped onto the table and into the soup tureen.

The verb in our test question, live, is a verb of location, and up the hill is a location:

I live down the road and he lives up the mountain.
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[Ted]

Can I say also "above" or it is absolutely wrong? Tks

[Mister Micawber]

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Sorry, but it's wrong. Above the hill is 'in the sky' perhaps; over the hill is 'on the other side of the hill' and would make more sense.
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[Hariom4me]

Can I say :

Frederick lives on the hill, where all the mansions are.

[Mister Micawber]

Yes.
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[Hariom4me]

Then how would I know that which one is appropriate.
I mean if there will be just two options: on and up.

Please clear my confusion b/w on and up.

Thanks.

[Mister Micawber]

'On' is not an option on this test question. Both are probably appropriate in most situations, though 'on' suggests 'at the top' and 'up' suggests 'somewhere en route to the top'.
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[Hariom4me]

Thanks..

[Khart555]

hi.I choose the correct answers but it change to incorrect in my result form.why?

[Mister Micawber]

Maybe you chose the wrong answer by mistake?
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[Beeesneees]

Hi Khart,

The right answers are selected when I try this test. Are you sure you selected the correct answers?
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Cheers m' dears!

[Khart555]

Sorry bee
I'm sure and when i repeat it with the correct answers it wasn't useful
because of it my progress number have decreased.

[Beeesneees]

Can you tell us what answers you gave please.
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[Khart555]

hi. last night i try to continue this level tests,and i dont' have any problem there.
Grammar question- an easy question(incomplete elementary)