diamondcutter
Senior Member
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2014
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- China
- Current Location
- China
If we lived nearer school, we wouldn’t have to go on the bus.
(ENLISH IN MIND 2, Cambridge University Press)
I don’t understand the usage of ‘nearer’ here. Is it a preposition or an adjective or adverb? If it’s a preposition, how can it be in a comparative degree form? If it’s an adjective / adverb, how can it be followed by 'school'?
THANKS
(ENLISH IN MIND 2, Cambridge University Press)
I don’t understand the usage of ‘nearer’ here. Is it a preposition or an adjective or adverb? If it’s a preposition, how can it be in a comparative degree form? If it’s an adjective / adverb, how can it be followed by 'school'?
THANKS