within a mile of the station/from the station

[yeju]

1.a house within a mile of the station
2.a house within a mile from the station

Is 2. right sentence?
If right, what's the difference betwee them?

 

[GoesStation]

Neither one is a sentence. Sentences require a verb.

 

[teechar]

The usual pattern is within X of Y.

 

[Sue01]

Hi there,

Sentences do indeed nearly always require a verb, but I think what you're really asking about is the preposition and the answer is 'within a mile of'. There's no special reason for this - we just always say 'within a mile of'. Mostly you just have to learn expressions like these 'off by heart' and prepositions are quite tricky anyway, but keep practising!

Hope this is helpful,
Sue

 

[Skrej]

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