Grammar fix
cross the street
walk across a street
to walk from one side of a street to the other, usually by using a crosswalk or at a safe place.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- Always look both ways before you cross the street.daily life
- In my city, there are many traffic lights, so it’s usually safe to cross the street, even during busy hours.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: cross the street
WrongI crossed through the street.
RightI crossed the street.
'Cross the street' — no 'through'.
Patterncross the street
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Traverse the road' is signage-formal; people just 'cross the street'.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
cross the streetthe roadat the lightssafelycarefully
Don't confuse it
Do not confuse with 'walk along the street' (move in the same direction as the street) or 'pass the street' (which is not correct in this sense).