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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Hi, please help me with this

David pulls into a diner near a freeway entrance at the outskirts of the city.

David pulls into a diner at the outskirts of the city near a freeway entrance.

At the outskirts of the city, David pulls into a diner near a freeway entrance.


- What would be the more natural way to structure this, do you think?

- Would you include "located" after diner in any of the three suggestions?

- Are the prepositions correct?

  

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anonymous David pulls into a diner near a freeway entrance at the outskirts of the city. A freeway entrance is usually called an on ramp. If we already know there's a freeway, use that.

  • anonymous David pulls into a diner near a freeway entrance at the outskirts of the city.
  • A freeway entrance is usually called an on ramp.
  • If we already know there's a freeway, use that.
  • "Near" is too imprecise for description.
  • "By" or "across from" or something would be better.
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anonymousDavid pulls into a diner near a freeway entrance at the outskirts of the city.

A freeway entrance is usually called an on ramp. If we already know there's a freeway, use that. "Near" is too imprecise for description. "By" or "across from" or something would be better. It's "on" the outskirts.

anonymousDavid pulls into a

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