Roads that go past it.

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Hi everyone,Would you please see the following sentences and tell me the difference in their meaning?1) There are no roads to my village, but there are roads that go past it."2) There are no roads to my village, but there are roads that pass by it.3) There are no roads to my village, but there are roads that pass it by."Thank you.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Interesting examples.

1) There are no roads to my village, but there are roads that go past it."

2) There are no roads to my village, but there are roads that pass by it.

3) There are no roads to my village, but there are roads that pass it by."

I have no idea why you put a single quotation mark at the end of 1) and 3).

1) Fine.
2) Fine, but not as good as 1).
3) Not so good. It's not wrong, but "pass (someone/something) by" usually has a human subject.

My neighbors are angry with me, so if they see me out shopping, they pass me by without saying hello.
On our trip to Spain we decided to stop in Figueres rather than pass it by.
San Clemente is such a beautiful town that travelers should not pass it by.

CJ

Roads that go past it.

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