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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Why with exists in this sentence
With most people disbelief in a thing is founded on a blind belief in some other thing. ? Georg C. Lichtenberg
Is that a prepositional phrase subject? In the sentence, 'with' means what? I seem to think that the following is right: Most people's disbelief in a thing is founded on a blind belief in some other thing.
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Anonymous Is that a prepositional phrase subject? No; it is an adverbial prepositional phrase. It would be clearer for you with a comma after 'people'.
- Anonymous Is that a prepositional phrase subject?
- No; it is an adverbial prepositional phrase.
- It would be clearer for you with a comma after 'people'.
- Anonymous In the sentence, 'with' means what?
- for; in the case of Anonymous I seem to think Don't you know what you think?!
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AnonymousIs that a prepositional phrase subject?
No; it is an adverbial prepositional phrase. It would be clearer for you with a comma after 'people'.
Anonymous In the sentence, 'with' means what?
for; in the case of
AnonymousI seem to think
Don't you know what you
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