"La frontière est près d'ici."

Translation: The border is close to here.

[Trajan242]

Why is "nearby" wrong?

[maggimunro]

I don't think nearby is wrong, it just isn't an option in the Duo Bots programme

[jbromao]

Isn't "close by" an equivalent for "close to here"?

[-TashaJ-]

Yes it is.

[AllanM]

I'd say so.

[alfredo.pl]

Yeah, exactly what I thought. I entered it and lost a heart... >.<

[Alex.Essilfie]

Whew! I almost wrote that but then I changed my mind at the last moment since experience has taught me that Duolingo doesn't like us writing natural-sounding English. :-P

[n6zs]

Ouch! That is so sad, but I'm afraid there is some truth in that.

[KyrenBurns]

Why is 'near to' wrong when 'near' and 'close to' are accepted? I also agree that 'nearby' and 'close by' should be acceptable. Is there a grammatical reason for this or is it just that the Duolingo programme needs to be taught by its users?

[SloanePaoPow]

Can someone tell me the difference in meaning and usage between the words pres and proche?

[Aishadutchie]

Près is a adverbe and proche is an adjective. They mean the same thing.

[yehcheese]

Why is is "d'ici"? What's wrong with "La frontière est près ici"?

[AllanM]

Because it's always "près de" if what it is near is specified. This is one of those cases where the answer is because that's how French works.