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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

How to express a geographic location

Hi. In South Korea, there is the capital city "Seoul" (I don't know whether I should put quotation marks around it) and on north of it, there is a city called "Dongducheon" (I am not sure how it is spelt). Are they correct?

1.On top of Seoul lies a city called "Dongducheon."

2.On top of Seoul lies the city "Donducheon."

3.Dongducheon is above Seoul.

4.On the north of Seoul is Dongducheon.

5.Beneath Seoul is (lies?) Dongducheon.

6.Below Seoul is (lies?) Dongducheon.

7.Lying below/beneath Seoul is (lies?) Dongducheon.
  

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If Dongducheon lies on top of Seoul, Dongducheon is in the air, above Seoul! You need something else: Dongducheon lies/is situated [to the] north of Seoul. In the same way: Seoul is situated [to the] south of Dongducheon.

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  • If Dongducheon lies on top of Seoul, Dongducheon is in the air, above Seoul!
  • You need something else: Dongducheon lies/is situated [to the] north of Seoul.
  • In the same way: Seoul is situated [to the] south of Dongducheon.
  • The city of Seoul lies [to the] south of D.
  • The preposition is not from.
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If Dongducheon lies on top of Seoul, Dongducheon is in the air, above Seoul! You need something else:

Dongducheon lies/is situated [to the] north of Seoul.

In the same way: Seoul is situated [to the] south of Dongducheon. The city of Seoul lies [to the] south of D.

The preposition is not from. This is because centuries ago
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