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Offroad Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Started with vs started by
Dear teachers,
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The company started with Mr Parson.
The company was started by Mr Parson.
Mr Parson started ( = created) the company.
Thank you
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The company started with Mr Parson.
The company was started by Mr Parson.
Mr Parson started ( = created) the company.
Thank you
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These have the same meaning : The company was started by Mr. Parson. Mr.
- These have the same meaning : The company was started by Mr.
- Parson.
- Mr.
- Parson started the company.
- Without context, I can't tell you what the with version means, but it can't have the same meaning as the two above.
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These have the same meaning:
The company was started by Mr. Parson.
Mr. Parson started the company.
Without context, I can't tell you what the with version means, but it can't have the same meaning as the two above.
The company was started by Mr. Parson.
Mr. Parson started the company.
Without context, I can't tell you what the with version means, but it can't have the same meaning as the two above.
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