[Grammar] next to, each other

[chingchangchong]

Hello, teacher

I have two questions.

First,

"They phone each other a lot" is correct sentence.

But "They phone a lot each other" Is it correct?

and "They gave each other a present/presents" is correct sentence

But "They gave a present each other" Is it correct?

Second,

"they are sitting "next to" each other"

What is the "next to"? Is that a adjective?

I understood "to + verb of original"

Thank you

 

[emsr2d2]

They phone each other a lot. :tick:
They phone a lot each other. X

"A lot" here refers to regularity (not quantity) so it comes at the end of the sentence.

I go to the park a lot.
I play tennis a lot.
He shouts at people a lot.

When it refers to quantity, it goes before "of + noun".

He has a lot of shoes.
They drink a lot of beer.
She buys a lot of clothes.

Please don't ask unrelated questions in the same thread. Please start a new thread for your "presents each other" question and another thread for "next to".

 

[Roman55]

"A lot" here refers to regularity (not quantity) so it comes at the end of the sentence.

When it refers to quantity, it goes before "of + noun".

I am not a teacher.

I agree entirely.

It is interesting to note that, 'I play tennis a lot' (= regularity) and, 'I play a lot of tennis' (= quantity) would be understood by many as meaning exactly the same thing.