"BY" vs "WITH"

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Welcome to my weekly post. Today I will share with you some information I found in some websites that helped me to understand the difference between "BY" and "WITH".  If you remember we have been talking about the use of these prepositions and I know they can be quite similar.

Here are some rules I found about when to use "BY"

By

Used to indicate proximity:

• Can I sit by you?
• He was standing by me.
• The post office is by the bank.

Used to indicate the person that does something in a passive voice sentence:

• The microwave was fixed by the mechanic.
• The flowers were delivered by a postman.
• The branch office was closed by the head office.

Used to indicate an action with a particular purpose:

• You can pass the exam by preparing for it.
• I expressed my feeling toward her by writing a letter.
• She finally broke the record by pure effort.

Used to indicate a mean or method:

• Please send this package to Russia by airmail.
• I came here by subway

Here are some rules I found about when to use "WITH"

With

Used to indicate being together or being involved:

• I ordered a sandwich with a drink.
• He was with his friend when he saw me.
• She has been working with her sister at the nail shop.
• The manager will be with you shortly.

Used to indicate "having":

• I met a guy with green eyes.
• Were you the one talking with an accent?
• People with a lot of money are not always happy.

Used to indicate "using":

• I wrote a letter with the pen you gave me.
• This is the soup that I made with rice and barley.
• He cut my hair with his gold scissors.

Used to indicate feeling:

• I am emailing you with my sincere apology.
• He came to the front stage with confidence.

Used to indicate agreement or understanding:

• Are you with me?
• Yes, I am completely with you.
• She agrees with me

Also I will share with you a video that helped me to clarify my doubts regarding this prepositions. This is so well explained, so I really hope this can help you to acquire more knowledge.

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I really hope you like my post and I encourage you to keep studying because this information will help us to be better teachers in the future and to teach to future learners correctly. To finish with my post, here is an exercise for you to practice. exercise here

ADJECTIVE+PREPOSITION FOLLOWED BY GERUND

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EXTRA RULES WHILE USING INFINITIVES

Hello Guys! Welcome to my blog. This week we have been talking about infinitives and the verbs that are followed by them. But today I will share with you some other rules I found on Internet and we have to take in consideration this rules while using infinitives.

THE NOUN + INFINITIVE RULE

If there is an noun or pronoun following the main verb, it should be followed by the infinitive form.

Examples:

My mom asked me to buy some groceries.

My boss needs me to cover a class this Sunday.

I advise my friends to study hard for our test.

The last example with the verb “advise” shows just how useful this rule is. Advise is usually followed by a gerund (I advised studying for the test), but when you add a noun/pronoun object, the noun + infinitive rule takes precedence.

THE EXCEPTION: SPEND/WASTE TIME + GERUND

While the noun + infinitive rule works in almost every case, there is a common exception involving time. When the phrases spend time or waste time are used, the noun “time” is NOT followed by an infinitive. A gerund always follows these phrases. Also note that the noun “time” can be replaced by an amount of time (using the nouns months, days, hours, minutes, etc.) and a gerund is still required.

Examples:

1. I spent time going to a concert.
2. He wastes a lot of time watching TV.
3. They have wasted four days arguing about it.

But be careful! If the noun “time” is not part of the spend time/waste timephrase, the normal noun + infinitive rule applies.

1. I have time to help you today.
2. They need more time to finish the test.

This information was really useful to me because I did not know that this rules exist. I hope you like my blog and I hope this information can help you to increase your knowledge. 😄