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14.9 beside, next to, near (to, close to (location) 1.
Beside and
next to have the same meaning and indicate elements that are touching or almost touching.
2.
Near (to) and
close to have the same meaning and indicate elements that are at some distance to each other.
3.
Nearby /
close by replace
near and
close at the end of a phrase.
BESIDE, NEXT TO NEAR TO, CLOSE TO 1,2 I sat
beside / next to her at the conference. Our hotels were quite
near to / close to each other, but on opposite sides of the river.
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There was a train station nearby / close by. 14.8 before, after, beforehand, afterwards, first i (time sequences) 1.
Before and
after must precede either a noun / pronoun,
a gerund, or an entire subordinate phrase.
2.
Before and
after cannot be used as conjunctions or adverbs. Instead use
beforehand and
afterwards. 3.
First means before anything else, it is often followed by
second(ly) or
then . It is thus used to list a sequence of actions.
BEFORE / AFTER BEFOREHAND / AFTERWARDS FIRST 1,2,3 Where are you going
after the congress
Were going fora drink and afterwards back to the hotel.
First we are going fora drink,
then afterwards back to the hotel.
1,2,3
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