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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Was caught in / with a net

Can I say,

(a) The lion was caught by / with / in a net.

(b) The lion shouted out loudly.
  

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Can I say, (a) The lion was caught by / with / in a net. (b) The hunter caught the lion with / in a net. (b) The lion shouted out loudly .

— Vincent Teo

  • Can I say, (a) The lion was caught by / with / in a net.
  • (b) The hunter caught the lion with / in a net.
  • (b) The lion shouted out loudly .
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Can I say,



(a) The lion was caught by / with / in a net.

(b) The hunter caught the lion with / in a net.

(b) The lion shouted out loudly.
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"shout" is usually used only of people. You could say "The lion roared loudly".
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Thanks, but "by a net" or "by net"? how do we decide which one is correct?
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Vincent Teo
Thanks, but "by a net" or "by net"? how do we decide which one is correct?

If you mean that someone set up or threw a net to trap the lion then I prefer "with a net", "using a net" or "in a net".

"caught by a net" is possible, but the process of placing the net and the lion's being trapped by it seem more separated to me --
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