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Near vs. nearby #1 (permalink) Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:41 am   Near vs. nearby		  
Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", question 4

We live ......... the city centre.

(a) near
(b) next
(c) by
(d) nearby

Test No. incompl/elem-1 "Speaking already", answer 4

We live near the city centre.

Correct answer: (a) near

Your answer was: incorrect
We live nearby the city centre.
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Near(by) #2 (permalink) Thu Nov 18, 2004 9:54 am   Near(by)		  
Here you need the preposition, NEARBY is an adverb. WE LIVE NEAR THE TOWN CENTRE/THE TOWN CENTRE IS NEARBY.
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Near vs. nearby #3 (permalink) Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:28 am   Near vs. nearby		  
nearby also used as adjective.
people from nearby colonies also come here to swim.
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