How do you put la tiza cerca de el pizarron ina sentence using estar?

Here's how to put "la tiza cerca de el pizarrón" into a sentence using "estar":

La tiza está cerca del pizarrón.

* La tiza: the chalk

* está: is (from the verb "estar")

* cerca: near

* del pizarrón: of the blackboard

This sentence translates to "The chalk is near the blackboard."