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.
- The microwave was fixed by the mechanic.
- The flowers were delivered by a postman.
- The branch office was closed by the head office.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- I am emailing you with my sincere apology.
- He came to the front stage with confidence.
- Are you with me?
- Yes, I am completely with you.
- She agrees with me
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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
Hello there Marisa!!
ResponderBorrarI liked your post because the information is really important and interesting , because I used to get confused using prepositions, and sometimes is quite difficult to identify when I have to use “by” or “with”, and as you said we had already seen the topic in classes but your post has help me to reinforced my knowledge about their use, but i didn´t know that "with" is used to indicate feeling but let me tell you that i already know thanks to your post, and also the video has help me because it contained many examples that help me to see how can I used them in real context, to practice through the exercises. I just have a question in the case of use “by” that indicated proximity: it could be used for object, people and places?
Thank you!!
Hi there, Marisa1
ResponderBorrarWhat a nice post, i really liked the feedback, because sometimes is confusing try to determinate if use weather by or with, but with your explanation a finally could understood, in addition, the video was very instructive, thanks a lot.
No further questions.
Hello again, Marisa. Thank you for your post, the information is good and valuable because in our book there aren’t this kind of rules. I just have one doubt.
ResponderBorrarFor example:
Walking by (place)
Walking with ( person)
So, is it posible to say “I’m walking by with Sam” or is not?
Thank you.
Hello Marisa, I liked your post, it's complete and the information pretty useful, It will help me to reinforce the topics that we have studied before, I just have a doubt, are there some other words which function as "by" and "with"?
ResponderBorrarthank you!
Helloooo Marisa!
ResponderBorrarI find your post very interesting because you give us more uses with "by" and "with" than the ones that are on the book. I like the way you prrsent the information with examples to help us more tu understand the topic. Also thank you for the video, it helped me a lot to improve the knowledge I will share your post if someone have doubts in this topic. Another thing is excercises, they a re very important so we can practice what we learnt. I like your post!:D