Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The small table is ............... in our living room.
Wrong!
Use "between" with two things, one on each side: the sofa and the lamp. "Between the sofa" is wrong because "between" needs two things.
2My bag is ............... the door.
Wrong!
Use "next to" when one thing is beside one other thing.
3In the photo, Leo is ...............
Wrong!
Use "between Anna and Tom" because "between" needs two people, one on each side.
4The bike is ............... the red car.
Wrong!
Use "next to" for one thing beside another thing.
5The café is ............... on Green Street.
Wrong!
Use "between the school and the park" because "between" needs two places, one on each side.
6The lamp is ............... my bed.
Wrong!
Use "next to" because the lamp is beside one bed.
7The clock is ...............
Wrong!
Use "between the two windows" because "between" needs two things, one on each side.
8Please put the chair ............... the desk.
Wrong!
Use "next to" because the chair is beside one desk.
9The pharmacy is ...............
Wrong!
Use "between the bookshop and the bank" because "between" needs two places, one on each side.
10The eggs are ............... the milk in the fridge.
Wrong!
Use "next to" because the eggs are beside one item, the milk.
11Our dog sits ............... on the sofa.
Wrong!
Use "between my two children" because "between" needs two people, one on each side.
12Mia stands ............... the teacher.
Wrong!
Use "next to" because Mia stands beside one person, the teacher.
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- The small table is between the sofa and the lamp in our living room.
- My bag is next to the door.
- In the photo, Leo is between Anna and Tom.
- The bike is next to the red car.
- The café is between the school and the park on Green Street.
- The lamp is next to my bed.
- The clock is between the two windows.
- Please put the chair next to the desk.
- The pharmacy is between the bookshop and the bank.
- The eggs are next to the milk in the fridge.
- Our dog sits between my two children on the sofa.
- Mia stands next to the teacher.