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--instructions--

This task doesn't have audio. Read the question below and select the correct answer.

--questions--

--text--

Which sentence uses next to correctly?

--answers--

The developer sat next to the idea during the meeting.

--feedback--

Next to is used for physical position, not abstract concepts like ideas.


The server is next to crashed after the update.

--feedback--

Next to cannot be used to describe something that happened.


The printer is next to the desk in the office.


The software update is next to finish by Friday.

--feedback--

Next to does not describe the time to complete a task.

--video-solution--

3

--explanation--

Next to means beside or very close to something in space or position.

In the correct sentence, the printer is physically beside the desk.

Other sentences misuse next to either in time or incorrect contexts.