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Kilimanjaro Posted 18 years ago
Which ones are acceptable?
Grammar
prepositions
| Ann's got two children ---- her previous husband. A) with B) by C) from D) through E) of |
Which ones are acceptable?
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Kilimanjaro Ann's got two children ---- her previous husband. D) through E) of Which ones are acceptable? A) with B) by C) from
- Kilimanjaro Ann's got two children ---- her previous husband.
- D) through E) of Which ones are acceptable?
- A) with B) by C) from
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KilimanjaroA) with
Ann's got two children ---- her previous husband.
D) through
E) of
Which ones are acceptable?
B) by
C) from
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GoodmanI had never expected "with" to be correct. It's interKilimanjaroA) with
Ann's got two children ---- her previous husband.
D) through
E) of
Which ones are acceptable?
B) by
C) from
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I would guess that by is the most common. with is also fairly common.
CJ
CJ
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I'm not sure why, but "from my first marriage" sounds better than "from my first husband." Maybe the latter sounds like he gift wrapped them or something?
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Grammar GeekI'm not sure why, but "from my first marriage" sounds better than "from my first husband." Maybe the latter sounds like he gift wrapped them or something?I was thinking along that line too but didn't want to change the posted context.
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