Common mistakes: Nearby

:Check the correct statement(s)

.Their house is near the new airport
.Their house is nearby the new airport

Nearby

Adjective

.BAD: Their house is nearby the new airport
.GOOD: Their house is near the new airport

:Nearby is used as an adjective or adverb

.We flew from a nearby airport
.There is an airport nearby

:When you need a preposition, use near

.The hotel is near the sea