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Expression "Near of" (He was near of the bus stop)



 
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Expression "Near of" (He was near of the bus stop) #1 (permalink) Mon Aug 27, 2007 21:52 pm   Expression "Near of" (He was near of the bus stop)
 

Hi again !!

This sentence is supposed to be wrong:

"He was near of the bus stop"

But I don't know why so could you give me grammar ideas

Thanks in advance ...
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Expression "Near of" (He was near of the bus stop) #2 (permalink) Tue Aug 28, 2007 0:27 am   Expression "Near of" (He was near of the bus stop)
 

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You don't need any preposition at all:

He was near the bus stop.

You could possibly use the preposition 'to', but I wouldn't.
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