Muhammad Yahya
The verb punish
Which preposition should I use after the verb (punish) ?
Should I say :
All criminals were punished by a prison sentence.
or
All criminals were punished with a prison sentence.
Should I say :
All criminals were punished by a prison sentence.
or
All criminals were punished with a prison sentence.
23 de jun. de 2018 0:36
Comentarios · 2
1
All criminals were punished with a prison sentence, but in theory, the first one can be correct as well.
23 de junio de 2018
In my opinion, this sentence use "with" to be more reasonable.
23 de junio de 2018
Muhammad Yahya
Competencias lingüísticas
Árabe, Inglés
Idioma de aprendizaje
Inglés
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