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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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Surrounded with/by high walls

Surrounded with/by high walls, the castle stood there for over one thousand years.

Hi,

Do both with and by fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
  

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Surrounded is semi-adjectival in your sentence and thus both prepositions are correct. When surrounded is not adjectival, only by is possible: The house was surrounded by the police. CB

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  • Surrounded is semi-adjectival in your sentence and thus both prepositions are correct.
  • When surrounded is not adjectival, only by is possible: The house was surrounded by the police.
  • CB
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Surrounded is semi-adjectival in your sentence and thus both prepositions are correct. When surrounded is not adjectival, only by is possible: The house was surrounded by the police.
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