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Hiroshi Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Multiple-choice question
Dear sirs and madams,
The answer to the following question is (A), but I think (D) also can be correct and make sense. Would anyone give me some advice about this?
Dolphin Hotel is conveniently located _____ the Shewood Central Station and a short walk from the heart of the city center.
(A) opposite
(B) across
(C) next
(D) nearby
Hiroshi
The answer to the following question is (A), but I think (D) also can be correct and make sense. Would anyone give me some advice about this?
Dolphin Hotel is conveniently located _____ the Shewood Central Station and a short walk from the heart of the city center.
(A) opposite
(B) across
(C) next
(D) nearby
Hiroshi
Top answer
Regarding (D): After 'near by ' you have to stop. The hotel is located nearby. (near here) There is a post office nearby.
- Regarding (D): After 'near by ' you have to stop.
- The hotel is located nearby.
- (near here) There is a post office nearby.
- Is there a bank nearby?
- After 'near' you can continue by giving the landmark.
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Regarding (D): After 'nearby' you have to stop.
The hotel is located nearby. (near here)
There is a post office nearby.
Is there a bank nearby?
After 'near' you can continue by giving the landmark.
The hotel is near the station. / The bank is near the park. / There is a river near the campsite.
CJ
The hotel is located nearby. (near here)
There is a post office nearby.
Is there a bank nearby?
After 'near' you can continue by giving the landmark.
The hotel is near the station. / The bank is near the park. / There is a river near the campsite.
CJ
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Thank you for your advice.
I can understand what you say, but I've found a following sentence in a Longman Dictionary.
'Lucy was staying with her aunt in the nearby town of Hamilton.'
In this case, 'nearby' is followed by a landmark.
Hiroshi
I can understand what you say, but I've found a following sentence in a Longman Dictionary.
'Lucy was staying with her aunt in the nearby town of Hamilton.'
In this case, 'nearby' is followed by a landmark.
Hiroshi
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CJ
Thank your advice always.
I have appreciated your reoply.
I have found a similar sentence in the followin HP.
http://www.pacificahotels.com/thebelamar/location
I this HP, I've found a sentene,
"The Belamar is also located nearby the lively areas of El Segundo an
Thank your advice always.
I have appreciated your reoply.
I have found a similar sentence in the followin HP.
http://www.pacificahotels.com/thebelamar/location
I this HP, I've found a sentene,
"The Belamar is also located nearby the lively areas of El Segundo an
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I think that we can use 'nearby' before a noun when it is functioning adjectivally, but not when a proposition is required:
I am staying at the Dolphin Hotel, but have my breakfast at anear/nearby hotel.
I am staying at the Dolphin Hotel, which is near/nearby the Central Station.
The Dolphin Hotel is conveniently located near/nearby
I am staying at the Dolphin Hotel, but have my breakfast at a
I am staying at the Dolphin Hotel, which is near/
The Dolphin Hotel is conveniently located near/
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Hiroshi'Lucy was staying with her aunt in the nearby town of Hamilton.'In this case, 'nearby' is followed by a landmark.But the preposition is "in". "nearby" is not used as a preposition here, but as an adjective to modify 'town'.
You couldn't say ... staying with her aunt nearby Hamilton.
CJ
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HiroshiThe Belamar is also located nearby the lively areas of El Segundo and Redondo Beach.There may be regions where this is accepted, but in my opinion it's not the best English.
My dictionary lists 'nearby' only as an adjective or an adverb, not as a preposition.
CJ
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Dear CJ,
I use 'nearby' as an adjective or an adverb, not as a preposition as you say.
Thank you for your advice.
Hiroshi
I use 'nearby' as an adjective or an adverb, not as a preposition as you say.
Thank you for your advice.
Hiroshi
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