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Jiju Balakrishnan Posted 9 years ago
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Which one is right, she sat besides me or she sat beside me.

I answered besides because she is singular, but the book showed beside, why?

Who is wrong book or me

  

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Only "beside" is correct in that sentence. Note that "besides" does not mean physically next to . com/definition/besides Also, the third person singular "s" only applies to verbs in the present simple tense.

  • Only "beside" is correct in that sentence.
  • Note that "besides" does not mean physically next to .
  • com/definition/besides Also, the third person singular "s" only applies to verbs in the present simple tense.
  • "Beside" is not a verb.
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Only "beside" is correct in that sentence. Note that "besides" does not mean physically next to.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/besides

Also, the third person singular "s" only applies to verbs in the present simple tense. "Beside" is not a ver

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Jiju BalakrishnanWhich one is right, she sat besides me or she sat beside me.

beside

Jiju BalakrishnanI answered besides because she is singular,

'Besides' is not a verb. 'S' does not mean singular. 'Besides' and 'beside' have very different meanings. Please use any dictionary to find them:

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