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2018年7月25日 · A accommodation area is planned to be set up at/on the west side of the island. Please see the map here The two maps below show an island, before and after the construction of some tourists facilities.Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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2015年2月5日 · We might speak of the west of Europe, because a continent is a big enough area for the term to make sense. On the other hand, it makes good sense to speak of the 'west side of the campus', because a campus can be seen as having sides. When referring to a side, 'on' is the usual preposition: 'on the left side', 'on either side' etc.
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2017年9月21日 · Hi, I'm confused with these sentences and I don't know which one is correct. "On the western side of the island lies a beach." "On the west (side?) of the island lies a beach." "The west of the island is a beach." Thank you for your help!
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2011年11月3日 · Yes, without the article "the" -- you just use the name of the street. And take a hint: Rose Street. Capital Street.
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2021年7月6日 · a. The gathering took place in the mountains in the west of the city. b. The gathering took place in the mountains to the west of the city. Which is grammatically correct? The assumption is that the mountains are not in the city, but outside it. I think (b) is clear. (a) might make it sound...
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2021年5月6日 · I just want to cite Brittanica Kids: "It extends across North America from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west. Forty-eight of the states lie between Canada on the north and Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico on the south."
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2012年11月20日 · On a side note, we often say "tall" at the end of many heights. "He is 6ft tall." "The mountain is 8,000 feet tall." "That building is 3 stories tall." These do not mean that they are taller than other things that are comparable. It just means they are that much in height. He is 6ft. tall = he is 6ft. in height.
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2023年2月25日 · His office used to be in center city on Two Street, but now it is in West Philly near Penn. This is one of those Philadelphia singularities (such as referring to squares instead of blocks) that is copied by those other places that have been influenced by Philadelphia (e.g., any number of other towns in Pennsylvania.)
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2017年8月28日 · There are trees on (only) one side of the river. If you know which side, you can specify it.-- There are trees on the left side of the river.-- There are trees on the west side of the river. If there's a choice to be made - either = one or the other If it's a description of an existing state - either = both instances
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2017年9月8日 · Yes, it's quite peculiar to the South, in my experience. It's not universal there either, but the more traditional and perhaps more rural the family the more likely you might be to hear that.