Question

0524 2 I am staying in a small town by Oxford. I am staying in a small town [[by]] Oxford. near by = next to or very close to something: 'I've been sitting by the phone all morning waiting for her to ring.' 'I'll meet you on the corner, by the bank.'When talking about the position of towns, cities, countries etc, use near: 'I spent the first month in a little village called Farchant, near Garmen-Partenkirchen.'

Accepted Answer

by ✗ I am staying in a small town near Oxford. I am staying in a small town [[near]] Oxford. by | near

Idx	0524
Keyword	by
Sub Entry Number	2
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	I am staying in a small town by Oxford.
Correct Sentence	I am staying in a small town near Oxford.
Cloze Error Sentence	I am staying in a small town [[by]] Oxford.
Cloze Sentence	I am staying in a small town [[near]] Oxford.
Cloze Answer	near
Choices	by \| near
Explanation	by = next to or very close to something: 'I've been sitting by the phone all morning waiting for her to ring.' 'I'll meet you on the corner, by the bank.' When talking about the position of towns, cities, countries etc, use near: 'I spent the first month in a little village called Farchant, near Garmen-Partenkirchen.'

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