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Pieanne Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Covered in / of?
Can we say either of these?
"the bed was covered in a patchwork quilt"
"the bed was covered with a patchwork quilt"
Thank you, teachers!
"the bed was covered in a patchwork quilt"
"the bed was covered with a patchwork quilt"
Thank you, teachers!
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In this circumstance we would use 'covered with'. I'm trying to work out why we sometimes use with and sometimes use in. Covered with definitely applies when it is one object covering something.
- In this circumstance we would use 'covered with'.
- I'm trying to work out why we sometimes use with and sometimes use in.
- Covered with definitely applies when it is one object covering something.
- Covered with/in can apply when it is more than one object covering something - I'm covered with bees!
- I'm covered in bees!
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In this circumstance we would use 'covered with'.
I'm trying to work out why we sometimes use with and sometimes use in.
Covered with definitely applies when it is one object covering something.
Covered with/in can apply when it is more than one object covering something - I'm covered with bees! I'm covered in bees! but then I could also say I can't quite decide on
I'm trying to work out why we sometimes use with and sometimes use in.
Covered with definitely applies when it is one object covering something.
Covered with/in can apply when it is more than one object covering something - I'm covered with bees! I'm covered in bees! but then I could also say I can't quite decide on
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... or 'covered by', as the agent. But not 'covered of', as in your thread title, Pieanne.
I can't see any clear rule either.
The bed was covered in a quilt. NOT SO GOOD
The bed was covered with a quilt. GOOD
The bed was covered by a quilt. GOOD
I'm covered with bees! GOOD
I'm covered in bees! GOOD
I'm covered by bees! NOT SO GOO
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