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Which sentences are grammatically correct and natural? Please explain for better understanding.
1) John sat across from me.2) John sat across me.3) John sat opposite me.4) John sits across from my seat.5) John's seat is opposite me.6) John's seat is opposite mine.7) John's seat is across from mine.

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Hasibrahman1) John sat across from me.

Correct. It means that he sat a short distance away from you in a location considered "across", e.g. on the other side of an aisle, table, etc.

Hasibrahman2) John sat across me.

It is possible, but not a common thing to say. It means that he sat sideways on top of you, or something like that.

Hasibrahman3) John sat opposite me.

Fine. Can have a slightly different meaning from (1). Typically it would mean that you were facing each other.

Hasibrahman4) John sits across from my seat.

Possible, but it seems less neat than "John sits across from me" or "John's seat is across from mine".

Hasibrahman5) John's seat is opposite me.
6) John's seat is opposite mine.
7) John's seat is across from mine.

These are all possible, but if you both have seats then (6) and (7) seem more apt than (5).

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