- He saw that man with sunglasses: a subject in a narrative.
- He saw that man in sunglasses: a transitional sentence for which, a paragraph ends or is a run-on sentence.
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- 17-Sep-2008, 02:36 #1
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in or with Hi! I am learing prepositional phrase in and with.
I am a little confused about the use. Could you correct my answer?
He saw that man with sunglasses.
or he saw that man in sunglasses.
I saw a woman with the red earrings.
or I saw a woman in the red earrings.
Thanks for your reply!Last edited by WUKEN; 17-Sep-2008 at 02:55.
- 17-Sep-2008, 03:37 #2
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- 17-Sep-2008, 04:07 #3
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Re: in or with Sorry! I am still confused.
What you mean is both is ok, is it?Could you clarify more?
Thanks a lot!Last edited by WUKEN; 17-Sep-2008 at 04:22.
- 17-Sep-2008, 10:31 #4
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Re: in or with 
Originally Posted by WUKEN 
Hi! I am learing prepositional phrase in and with.
I am a little confused about the use. Could you correct my answer?
He saw that man with sunglasses on. If you want to explicitly say that one is wearing something, use the adverb on with the preposition with; the preposition with used alone can convey a few other meanings like having, possessing or carrying something.
or he saw that man in sunglasses.
I saw a woman with the red earrings on.
or I saw a woman in the red earrings.
Thanks for your reply!
- 17-Sep-2008, 15:41 #5
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Re: in or with Thanks for your reply!
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