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Maverick88 Posted 21 years ago
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I've seen a question:
There's a hotel (opposite) my house.
The word in the brackets is the correct answer according to the program, but why "in front of" can't be correct too?
There's a hotel (opposite) my house.
The word in the brackets is the correct answer according to the program, but why "in front of" can't be correct too?
Top answer
"opposite" implies there is a street between house and hotel. "in front of" does not. There's a car parked in front of my house.
- "opposite" implies there is a street between house and hotel.
- "in front of" does not.
- There's a car parked in front of my house.
- ) There's a car parked opposite my house.
- )
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"opposite" implies there is a street between house and hotel. "in front of" does not.
There's a car parked in front of my house. (It's on the same side of the street as my house.)
There's a car parked opposite my house. (It's on the opposite side of the street from my house.)
There's a car parked in front of my house. (It's on the same side of the street as my house.)
There's a car parked opposite my house. (It's on the opposite side of the street from my house.)
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