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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Opposite with is or there is?
Hi!
Which version is correct (maybe both?)
Opposite the church is a shop.
Opposite the church there is a shop.
Of course, "there is a shop opposite the church" would sound the best, but I want to know the correct usage in the first case.
Help, please!
Which version is correct (maybe both?)
Opposite the church is a shop.
Opposite the church there is a shop.
Of course, "there is a shop opposite the church" would sound the best, but I want to know the correct usage in the first case.
Help, please!
Top answer
Both are OK.
- Both are OK.
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Thanks a lot Clive!
Is it the same with other prepositions? Can we say that one of them is more natural for a native to say? Or that they show a slightly different perspective, e.g. one would be used more in speech and the other in e.g. written descriptions?
e.g. In front of the porch is a small garden.
In front of the porch there is a small garden.
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Is it the same with other prepositions? Can we say that one of them is more natural for a native to say? Or that they show a slightly different perspective, e.g. one would be used more in speech and the other in e.g. written descriptions?
e.g. In front of the porch is a small garden.
In front of the porch there is a small garden.
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Those are all OK.
But I think the most common form in everyday English is
eg There is a fox in the box.
Of your two alternatives. In the box is a fox is probably the more literary.
But I think the most common form in everyday English is
eg There is a fox in the box.
Of your two alternatives. In the box is a fox is probably the more literary.
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