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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Which words are correct?

He was kidnapped 'by, in, with' a red car.

Which of the words are possible?
  

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Anonymous Which of the words are possible? You can probably work this out yourself. A car cannot do any kidnapping.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Which of the words are possible?
  • You can probably work this out yourself.
  • A car cannot do any kidnapping.
  • It's not "by".
  • A kidnapping is done outside a car, very unlikely "in a car".
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AnonymousWhich of the words are possible?
You can probably work this out yourself.

A car cannot do any kidnapping. It's not "by".

A kidnapping is done outside a car, very unlikely "in a car". It's not "in".

A kidnapping might be done with the help of a car. It could be "with".

CJ
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CalifJim AnonymousWhich of the words are possible?You can probably work this out yourself.A car cannot do any kidnapping. It's not "by".A kidnapping is done outside a car, very unlikely "in a car". It's not "in".A kidnapping might be done with the help of a car. It could be "with".CJ
Thank you, CJ. So would the sentence be understandable to say 'he was kidnapp
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AnonymousSo would the sentence be understandable to say as 'he was kidnapped with a car'?
Yes, that's understandable.
AnonymousAlso, 'by' is used as in: he was kidnapped by two old men. Right?
Right. Two old men are capable of doing a kidnapping. A car is not.

CJ
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CalifJim AnonymousSo would the sentence be understandable to say as 'he was kidnapped with a car'?Yes, that's understandable.AnonymousAlso, 'by' is used as in: he was kidnapped by two old men. Right?Right. Two old men are capable of doing a kidnapping. A car is not.CJ
Got it, thanks. The ca. Helps with the process of kidnapping, so the the aid or help of a car
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AnonymousHelps with the process of kidnapping, so the the aid or help of a car!
Right. Be aware, however, that it's not a typical use of "with" to introduce the instrument by which something was done. More idiomatically we say "... kidnapped and taken away in a car".

CJ
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CalifJim AnonymousHelps with the process of kidnapping, so the the aid or help of a car!Right. Be aware, however, that it's not a typical use of "with" to introduce the instrument by which something was done. More idiomatically we say "... kidnapped and taken away in a car".CJ
I see. So would this be correct: a young boy was kidnapoed and taken away in a car b
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AnonymousA young boy was kidnapped and taken away in a car by two men.
Correct as shown.

CJ
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