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Father93 Posted 14 years ago
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nearby

he lives on a farm not far away from the castle. Why I can't say He lives on a farm nearby to the castle ?
  

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Because 'nearby' is an adverb. These are your choices: He lives on a farm nearby. He lives on a farm near the castle.

— Mister Micawber

  • Because 'nearby' is an adverb.
  • These are your choices: He lives on a farm nearby.
  • He lives on a farm near the castle.
  • He lives on a farm not far from the castle
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Because 'nearby' is an adverb. These are your choices:

He lives on a farm nearby.
He lives on a farm near the castle.
He lives on a farm not far from the castle
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Nearby can also be an adjective: He lives on a nearby farm.

CB
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father93He lives on a farm nearby to the castle
The combination 'nearby to (something)' is not used in English. Use 'near (something)' instead.

You can substitute 'near' for 'not far (away) from', however.

[Not far from / Near] the intersection there is a gas station.

CJ
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