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Ask for help > Near to or near?
Near to or near?
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akvillina
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Near to or near?
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Dear teachers;
Hello, is there anybody who can help me?
Is it correct to say "near to" or "near"?
I mean in for example this sentence" Our library is near to our classrom"? or we had to use "near" instead of "near to"?
Thanks in advance |
11 Oct 2013
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monder78
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You may say either close to a place or near a particular place. We don �t use the preposition to with near. |
11 Oct 2013
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mari_18cf
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close to or next to; but for near dont use a preposition. |
11 Oct 2013
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almaz
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Where does this rule that you can�t use to with near come from? I�ve never heard of it. When I read this, I came damn near to spitting my coffee all over my laptop. Admittedly, it�s not quite as common when talking about physical proximity (except with the comparative and superlative eg the bus stop nearest to my house), but it does happen, I can assure you. |
12 Oct 2013
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cunliffe
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I didn �t know this �rule � either. I would have said �near � or �near to � - both are fine. |
12 Oct 2013
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lesleymisano2
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I agree with Cunliffe and Almaz that either can be used. Which grammar rule states that it can �t be used? |
12 Oct 2013
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cunliffe
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Hi Aliciapc, I �ve checked this link and the answer given is that �he lives nearby my house � is correct but it isn �t - certainly not in British English, anyway. |
12 Oct 2013
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MoodyMoody
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In American English, it �s more common to use near without to, but it �s certainly not a mistake or odd to say "near to." In fact, at least one idiom uses near... to: "near and dear to my heart." |
12 Oct 2013
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aliciapc
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Thank you both, now I know the site is not reliable - and - that even if "near to" sounds odd to me, it �s still correct ! Have a nice Sunday :-) |
12 Oct 2013
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