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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
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with structure (adverbial)
1. With his death, the family came to an end.
2. With every step, we drew nearer to danger.
3. She won't be able to help us, with all her family commitments.
4. As a matter of fact, depression is now considered one of the leading causes of disability in the world, with current estimates indicating that more than 120 million people worldwide suffer from it.
Q) I think the "with" part in #4 belongs to that of #1,2 and 3.
I think #1,2 and 3 can roughly be interpreted like this.
How would you rephrase the "with" part if possible? (For the purpose of easier interpretation.)
2. With every step, we drew nearer to danger.
3. She won't be able to help us, with all her family commitments.
4. As a matter of fact, depression is now considered one of the leading causes of disability in the world, with current estimates indicating that more than 120 million people worldwide suffer from it.
Q) I think the "with" part in #4 belongs to that of #1,2 and 3.
I think #1,2 and 3 can roughly be interpreted like this.
How would you rephrase the "with" part if possible? (For the purpose of easier interpretation.)
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moon7296 Q) I think the "with" part in #4 belongs to that of #1,2 and 3. I don't. moon7296 I think #1,2 and 3 can roughly be interpreted like this.
- moon7296 Q) I think the "with" part in #4 belongs to that of #1,2 and 3.
- I don't.
- moon7296 I think #1,2 and 3 can roughly be interpreted like this.
- How would you rephrase the "with" part if possible?
- 'with' = 'as a result of' in 1, 2, 3.
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moon7296Q) I think the "with" part in #4 belongs to that of #1,2 and 3.I don't.
moon7296I think #1,2 and 3 can roughly be interpreted like this. How would you rephrase the "with" part if possible?'with' = 'as a result of' in 1, 2, 3.
'with' = 'as detailed supporting information' in 4.
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Ah, what I meant was that "with" in number 4 is the same in adverbial use as number 1,2 and 3.
Since "with" in #4 can be rephrased as "as detailed supporting information," is it connected like this?
As a matter of fact, depression is now considered one of the leading causes of disability in the world, as detailed supporting informationwith current estimates in
Since "with" in #4 can be rephrased as "as detailed supporting information," is it connected like this?
As a matter of fact, depression is now considered one of the leading causes of disability in the world, as detailed supporting information
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