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the other side of sth

prep. phr..
A2 Elementary Oxford

prep. phr.. the position or area across from you or across from a specific place.

prep. phr.. denoting a location or position opposite to a reference point, often separated by a boundary, barrier, or distance.


SIMPLE

The bank is on the other side of the street.

CONTEXTUAL

We live on the other side of the park, so it takes ten minutes to walk there.

COMPLEX

The explorers were determined to discover what lay on the other side of the mountain range despite the approaching winter storms.

Usage

usually follows the preposition 'on' and requires a noun or pronoun after 'of'.

Teaching tip

use a physical object like a desk or a book in the classroom to demonstrate 'this side' versus 'the other side' to make the spatial relationship clear.

Pitfall

on other side of the roadon the other side of the roadthe phrase requires the definite article 'the' before 'other'.

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