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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
With the following
A group a Spanish learners of English have written with the following question:
Hello! We are Spanish students and we want to find out all we can about adverbials in English with explanations and examples.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv279.shtml
I understand that "with" is a preposition here but needs some explanation on which meanings of "with" is used and what does it function as adjectivially or adverbially?
Hello! We are Spanish students and we want to find out all we can about adverbials in English with explanations and examples.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv279.shtml
I understand that "with" is a preposition here but needs some explanation on which meanings of "with" is used and what does it function as adjectivially or adverbially?
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Jigneshbharati "with" I find the inclusion of 'with' somewhat jarring. I expected "have written the following question". ) Nevertheless, the writer most likely meant They have written to us with the following question , where 'with' connotes 'having'.
- Jigneshbharati "with" I find the inclusion of 'with' somewhat jarring.
- I expected "have written the following question".
- ) Nevertheless, the writer most likely meant They have written to us with the following question , where 'with' connotes 'having'.
- They had the question.
- They wrote to say "We have this question:" CJ
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Jigneshbharati"with"I find the inclusion of 'with' somewhat jarring. I expected "have written the following question". (No 'with'.)
Nevertheless, the writer most likely meant
They have written to us with the following question, where 'with' connotes 'having'. They had the question. They wrote to say "We have this question:"
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