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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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the carnival was capped off with/by a fireworks display

0 The carnival was capped off with/by a fireworks display.02br
00A fireworks display capped off the carnival.02br
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00Do both with and by fit in the first of the above?02br
00Besides, which version of the above two sounds better to you? Thanks. 0-
  

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0For me, there's little to choose between "with" and "by". My choice between the passive and active forms would depend on the surrounding context. If the carnival was the central subject of this part of the text then I'd probably go for #1.

— Mr Wordy

  • 0For me, there's little to choose between "with" and "by".
  • My choice between the passive and active forms would depend on the surrounding context.
  • If the carnival was the central subject of this part of the text then I'd probably go for #1.
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0For me, there's little to choose between "with" and "by". My choice between the passive and active forms would depend on the surrounding context. If the carnival was the central subject of this part of the text then I'd probably go for #1. If not then I might choose #2.0-
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0 Mr. Wordy's words express my opinion perfectly. 0-
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