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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Covered in water (?)
Hello,
I have trouble understading the difference between covered by/with/in. I know this subject has already been taken up many times, but I would like to focus on this specific example:
(from definition) Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered in water.
How would it sound if I said:
Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water.
Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered with water.
Thank you for your help.
Regards,
Filip.
I have trouble understading the difference between covered by/with/in. I know this subject has already been taken up many times, but I would like to focus on this specific example:
(from definition) Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered in water.
How would it sound if I said:
Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water.
Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered with water.
Thank you for your help.
Regards,
Filip.
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Anonymous Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water. Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered with water. "
- Anonymous Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water.
- Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered with water.
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AnonymousLand is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water.I don't have any problem with either of these although I guess I prefer "with water." I definitely don't like "covered in water."
Land is the part of the earth's surface that is not covered with water.
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