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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Surprised by or surprised with
How would you phrase the following sentences?
He surprised his opponent (by/with) how far he shot the ball.
He surprised his opponent (with/by) how far a shoot he took.
His opposent was surprises (by/with) how far he shot the ball from.
Thank you
He surprised his opponent (by/with) how far he shot the ball.
He surprised his opponent (with/by) how far a shoot he took.
His opposent was surprises (by/with) how far he shot the ball from.
Thank you
Top answer
Anonymous : Surprised by or surprised with Surprised by. CJ
- Anonymous : Surprised by or surprised with Surprised by.
- CJ
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When the verb is active and the object of the preposition is a clause, "with" doesn't sound natural to me. Neither with the passive.
But: "He surprised his opponent with a left hook."
But: "He surprised his opponent with a left hook."
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