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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

busy (in / with)

1. The teachers are busy correcting papers.

2. The teachers are busy in correcting papers.

3. The teachers are busy with correcting papers.

#1 is correct. Are #2 and #3 also acceptable?
  

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I'd use "with" not "in".

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I'd use "with" not "in".
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Teo1. The teachers are busy correcting papers.

2. The teachers are busy in correcting papers.

3. The teachers are busy with correcting papers.

#1 is correct. Are #2 and #3 also acceptable?

"With" is possible, but I wouldn't use it here. I would say that they are busy "w
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"You are extremely busy in doing My work and meeting the desperate need of the lost world. You sacrifice and suffer for Me. I am very happy and very pleased with what you are doing for Me. You share My concern, My burden, and I am well pleased. But, at the same time, I am sad because your love for Me is growing thin."
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