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Fatima akram 7 Posted 11 years ago
Letter Writing
preposition
Hi all,
Life is too short to be consumed in regretting.
In above mentioned sentence what preposition will sound correct after consumed "in" or "with". please give the explanation too
Life is too short to be consumed in regretting.
In above mentioned sentence what preposition will sound correct after consumed "in" or "with". please give the explanation too
Top answer
With.
- With.
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Alas, the answer is the unsatisfactory "idiom." There is no rule which will tell you which words combine with which prepositions, and which prepositions carry which shades of meaning when so combined. You an be consumed by fire or consumed with passion for the opera, but you can't be consumed in.
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