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Vsuresh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Is it overcome with or by grief?
Please tell me which is correct- The students must submit the project works or project work by 15th.
  

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-- Both prepositions are in use. The students must submit their projects by the 15th.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- Both prepositions are in use.
  • The students must submit their projects by the 15th.
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Is it overcome with or by grief?-- Both prepositions are in use.

The students must submit their projects by the 15th.
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Hi MM,
could I replace overcome with overwhelmed?

overwhelmed with grief

Thanks!
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That sounds good to me, too. COCA provides these numbers of instances in its database:

overwhelmed with grief -13
overcome by grief -5
overcome with grief - 20
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