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Correct usage of the adjective 'nearby'
Hi,
which of the following is the correct usage of 'nearby'?that is, do we use it before a noun or after a noun?
1) We went to a nearby park? or We went to a park nearby?
2) We went to the nearby food centre for our dinner? or We went to the food centre nearby for our dinner?
Please explain clearly which is correct? nearby before a noun or after a noun.
Why?
thanks a lot,
jennifer
which of the following is the correct usage of 'nearby'?that is, do we use it before a noun or after a noun?
1) We went to a nearby park? or We went to a park nearby?
2) We went to the nearby food centre for our dinner? or We went to the food centre nearby for our dinner?
Please explain clearly which is correct? nearby before a noun or after a noun.
Why?
thanks a lot,
jennifer
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Hello, Jennifer All four sentences are correct. In English, there are two words "nearby", so to speak. There is a "nearby" that is an adjective, and one that is an adverb.
- Hello, Jennifer All four sentences are correct.
- In English, there are two words "nearby", so to speak.
- There is a "nearby" that is an adjective, and one that is an adverb.
- In the first sentences in the pairs you posted, "nearby" is an adjective premodifying a noun, it is part of a noun phrase: "a (nearby park)" "a (nearby food centre)" In the second sentence in each pair, "nearby" is an adverb.
- It modifies the verb more directly; it is not part of the noun phrase.
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Hello, Jennifer 
All four sentences are correct.
In English, there are two words "nearby", so to speak. There is a "ne
All four sentences are correct.
In English, there are two words "nearby", so to speak. There is a "ne
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Is nearby an adverb in "The park was nearby"?
Isn't that just like saying "The park was pretty"?
It's a weird word though isn't it? Did it come frome the fact that these things were near to being by the original location?
Isn't that just like saying "The park was pretty"?
It's a weird word though isn't it? Did it come frome the fact that these things were near to being by the original location?
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There are two main types of "complements" the verb "to be" can take:
- a noun or a nominal construction
"I'm a teacher."
"I'm what he wants."
- an adjective or an adjectival construction
"The park is lovely."
"The children are very noisy."
"The blue dress is larger than the red one."
And there is a third type: an adverb or an adverbial, usual
- a noun or a nominal construction
"I'm a teacher."
"I'm what he wants."
- an adjective or an adjectival construction
"The park is lovely."
"The children are very noisy."
"The blue dress is larger than the red one."
And there is a third type: an adverb or an adverbial, usual
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