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Grammar and Linguistics > Grammar Q: "near" & "nearby"
Grammar Q: "near" & "nearby"
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hieu_ngoc
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Grammar Q: "near" & "nearby"
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I plan on giving a lesson to my intermediate adult students about the uses of "near" & "nearby." It �s irritating when they describe every place with "nearby + the (place)." Could someone please give me a simple and logical explanation as to when to use "near" & "nearby?" Some examples I have are:
1) Nearby, is the school.
2) The school is nearby.
3) The school is near the park.
4) The children play near the school.
*I just need a logical grammar explanation or a worksheet I can download. I tried the search function, but came up with no results. Thanks! |
6 Jun 2010
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magneto
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Hi there!
The truth is I usually go with my instinct when choosing between these two and I had never really thought about that question. I couldn �t find anything in my grammar books, but I found this on the net: http://yvonnecrawford.com/2010/05/18/near-vs-nearby/
Hope it helps!
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6 Jun 2010
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hieu_ngoc
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 Thanks magneto! The author of the website you suggested gave a very straight forward answer about the differences between "near" and "nearby." |
6 Jun 2010
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Laly59
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The difference it�s: nearby is an adverb like: She lives nearby+site
nearby is adjetive like:There is a nearby village.
I hope this can help you a bit, a hug |
6 Jun 2010
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