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Cat navy 425 Posted 5 years ago
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Across the road from me.

Dear all,

I am on one side of a road. The other side of the road there is a railway station. In this context, please tell me which of the following sentences are correct.

1) The railway station is across the road.

2) The railway station is across from me.

3) The railway station is across the road from me.

  

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cat navy 425 which of the following sentences are correct All of them are correct. The first one may have a reference point other than you, of course, depending on context: There's a little restaurant on Route 47 near Dinton called "Soup Kitchen". The railway station is across the road.

  • cat navy 425 which of the following sentences are correct All of them are correct.
  • The first one may have a reference point other than you, of course, depending on context: There's a little restaurant on Route 47 near Dinton called "Soup Kitchen".
  • The railway station is across the road.
  • Here the restaurant is the reference point and "you" have nothing to do with it.
  • Similarly, in the second case, it may be a field that separates you from the railway station because 'road' isn't mentioned.
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cat navy 425which of the following sentences are correct

All of them are correct.

The first one may have a reference point other than you, of course, depending on context:

There's a little restaurant on Route 47 near Dinton called "Soup Kitchen". The railway station is across the road.

Here the restaurant is the reference point and

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