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Muhammad Dafit Pitoyo Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

GRAMMAR

I want to give a question related to preposition use. there is a sentence "I go to school "by" bus". The used proposition in the sentence is "by". Why is it not "with" for the used preposition in the sentence. thanks
  

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'By bus', 'by car', 'by train', 'by bicycle', 'by plane', etc. are idioms.

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  • 'By bus', 'by car', 'by train', 'by bicycle', 'by plane', etc.
  • are idioms.
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'By bus', 'by car', 'by train', 'by bicycle', 'by plane', etc. are idioms.

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Muhammad Dafit PitoyoWhy is it not "with" for the used preposition in the sentence.

I don't think anyone knows why by is used instead of with. As Mr M says, it's an idiom. Perhaps something similar to with is used in your native language, and that's why you think with should be used in English. For your information, in ano

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