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7ouD Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Usage of "with"

Here are the sentences i read from an article:

"The welcoming setting characterizes the popular coffee house, with wooden tables and chairs, comfly deep sofas scattered around."

"The room is decorated in warm and earthy tones, with a splash of bluish green on cushions and posters on the walls and columns."

I would like explain this structure to my students
but dont know how to describe , or how to use it correctly

What does" with "describe ?
Can i say
"Patrol are roaming around the shopping centre, with a number of students holding the national flags to welcome the president."

Thanks !
  

Top answer

s=t 3. characterized by or having: a person with initiative. " Yes, but that is a different definition of "with": 1.

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  • s=t 3.
  • characterized by or having: a person with initiative.
  • " Yes, but that is a different definition of "with": 1.
  • accompanied by; accompanying: I will go with you.
  • He fought with his brother against the enemy.
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In the two sentences, with has this definition: See the dictionary entry: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/with?s=t

3. characterized by or having: a person with initiative.

"The welcoming setting characterizes the
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Thanks.
One more question based on your answer:

"accompanied by" should be kind of relative clause , right?
and wt s the difference if i use accompanied by instead of with
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7ouD"accompanied by" should be kind of relative clause , right?
That interpretation is possible -"accompanied by" is a passive construction.
The past participle can also be an adjective, but in this case, it feels more like a non-finite relative clause.

The meaning is slightly different, "accompanied by" makes a stronger connection between the pat
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