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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Starting with "with"

In English is it natural and grammatical to start a sentence with "with"?
With the way he plays its hard not to get injured.

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You need an apostrophe, and a comma would be beneficial too: With the way he play s, it's hard not to get injured. There is no general rule saying that you can't start a sentence with "with", but the "with" in your sentence is rather loose. " instead).

— GPY

  • You need an apostrophe, and a comma would be beneficial too: With the way he play s, it's hard not to get injured.
  • There is no general rule saying that you can't start a sentence with "with", but the "with" in your sentence is rather loose.
  • " instead).
  • It also may not be totally clear from your sentence who is liable to get injured -- whether him or other people.
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You need an apostrophe, and a comma would be beneficial too:

With the way he plays, it's hard not to get injured.

There is no general rule saying that you can't start a sentence with "with", but the "with" in your sentence is rather loose. It is fine for informal English, but not really suitable, in my view, for formal writing (where you could use "Given the way ...
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AnonymousIn English is it natural and grammatical to start a sentence with "with"?
With a hand of all four aces and a king, he is sure to win.
With a loud groan and creaking noise, the sails of the boat came crashing down.
With only minor adjustments, the contraption will actually catch a mouse.
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