In front of vs. before

[alaba]

Test No. errors/inter-12 "Some Advice", question 2

You can buy a newspaper at that little kiosk on the corner which is right before the cinema.

(a) can buy
(b) at
(c) on
(d) before

Test No. errors/inter-12 "Some Advice", answer 2

You can buy a newspaper at that little kiosk on the corner which is right in front of the cinema.

Correct entry: in front of
The error was: (d) before
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what do u mean by that?

alaba

[Alan]

Before is usually with time and in front of with place as here.
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[Jon]

Hello all,

It is correct to use "at the corner".

Why we use "on the corner" here?

Thanks in advance...

[Samesame]

Hmm, this sentence is a littly ambiguous. The way i understood it, the kiosk is before the cinema if you walked there. In the sense of giving directions to someone. So the kiosk would be next to or nearby the cinema but not in front of it. Anything wrong with interpretation?

[Hanifasmm]

"You can buy a newspaper at that little shop/kiosk at the corner which is right in front of the cinema-theater."
Is this sentence fully correct?

[Beeesneees]

[Beeesneees]

"cinema-theater" sounds odd. Use one or the other but don't combine them. Other than that, it only required a comma before 'which'.
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