There's been a murder in the scaffolding nearby my apartment.
There's been a murder in the scaffolding near my apartment.
Are both of them grammatically correct? Do they mean the same?
asked Mar 14, 2016 at 12:44
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Related: “nearby” (close by) as an adjective, a preposition, or an adverb– Damkerng T.Commented Mar 14, 2016 at 13:18
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When you are using it as an adverb, 'nearby' is okay.
The clubhouse is nearby
But in your examples, you need a preposition and thus, 'near' looks natural.
There has been a murder in the scaffolding
nearbynear my apartment.
answered Mar 14, 2016 at 12:53
Nearby is an adjective, near is an adverb or preposition. You can use both, but the structure would be different.
Prepositional use:
There has been a murder in the scaffolding near my apartment.
Adjectival use:
There has been a murder in the nearby scaffolding
answered Mar 14, 2016 at 14:00
