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Jimmyyl Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

difference between close and near

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00What is the difference between close and near? How to use them correctly?02br
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0 Hi Jimmyyl02br 02br 00These are the basic uses:02br 02br 00He lives 01b 00near02b 00 me. 02br 02br 00He lives in a 01b 00nearby/closeby02b 00 village. (attributive use)02br 00He lives 01b 00nearby / closeby / near by / close by02b 00.

— Cool Breeze

  • 0 Hi Jimmyyl02br 02br 00These are the basic uses:02br 02br 00He lives 01b 00near02b 00 me.
  • 02br 02br 00He lives in a 01b 00nearby/closeby02b 00 village.
  • (attributive use)02br 00He lives 01b 00nearby / closeby / near by / close by02b 00.
  • (nonattributive use)02br 02br 00He is a 01b 00close02b 00 friend.
  • (distance not involved)02br 02br 00Cheers02br 00CB0-
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0 Hi Jimmyyl02br
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00These are the basic uses:02br
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00He lives 01b00near02b00 me. (sometimes: near to me)02br
00He lives 01b00close to02b00 me.02br
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00He lives near01font01b00er to02b02font00 me than you.02
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0He lives in a 01b00nearby/01font00village close by02font02b00 (attributive use)02br
00He lives 01b01del00nearby /02del00 closeby / 00near by / close by02b00. (nonattributive use). Only the two last of these is good English in this sentence0-
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01cite10Feebs1112cite10He lives in a 11b10nearby/11font10village close by12font12b10 (attributive use)12br
10He lives 11b11del10nearby /12del10 closeby / 10near by / close by12b10. (nonattributive use). Only the t
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01cite10Cool Breeze12cite11blockquote
11cite20Feebs1122cite20He lives in a 21b20nearby/21font20village close by22font22b20 (attributive use)22br
20He lives 21b21del20nearby /22del20 closeby
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