Prepositions 'with', 'at' and 'against' in describing percentages
Could you check please whether the proposition 'at' is used correctly?
There are twice as many students in the upper-intermediate level as students in the advanced classes, at 60 and 30 respectively.
Could you check please whether the proposition 'with' is used correctly?
Shopping came next with 10%, although this was much less popular than socializing, with 20%.
Could you check please whether the proposition 'against' is used correctly?
Action movies are twice as popular as comedies for men, 60 against 30.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
"with" often denotes some kind of possession or ownership. "She is with child". ) So for your first example, I would use 'with' rather than 'at' because the class, in a sense, possesses the students.
- "with" often denotes some kind of possession or ownership.
- "She is with child".
- ) So for your first example, I would use 'with' rather than 'at' because the class, in a sense, possesses the students.
- The 2nd sentence with the 'shopping' is correct.
- The 3rd sentence with the word 'against' is also correct.
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"with" often denotes some kind of possession or ownership.
"She is with child". (She is pregnant - said in an old fashioned way.)
So for your first example, I would use 'with' rather than 'at' because the class, in a sense, possesses the students.
The 2nd sentence with the 'shopping' is correct.
The 3rd sentence with the word 'against' is also correct.
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