Sanya
Can I put by in the place of with?
Overwhelmed with gratitude, he fell to his knees.
May I replace 'with' with 'by' in the above sentence? If yes, is there any difference between these two usages? Thank you!
28 apr 2011 02:06
Risposte · 5
1
No it is not correct to do so
28 aprile 2011
1
No, you can't.
by = cause comes from outside
with = cause comes from inside
You can be overwhelmed by someone else's gratitude, but not by your own.
28 aprile 2011
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Sanya
Competenze linguistiche
Cinese (mandarino), Inglese
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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