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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

With pink

Can I say,

She painted them with pink.
  

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with is not correct. She painted them pink. You say 'she painted them in pastel colors'; 'she painted them with both acrylics and oils'.

  • with is not correct.
  • She painted them pink.
  • You say 'she painted them in pastel colors'; 'she painted them with both acrylics and oils'.
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with is not correct. She painted them pink.

You say 'she painted them in pastel colors'; 'she painted them with both acrylics and oils'.
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Correct: She painted them pink.

She painted them with pink is an incomplete thought because it fails to describe what was used to do the painting. With pink what? With pink sponges, pink feathers, pink paint brushes?
Correct: She painted them with pink sponge rollers.

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