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Do one's duty to/with/by smb?
Please help me to fill in the following blanks with the correct preposition:
- I have always done my duty ___ my students.
I am extremely confused about this sentence. The key says "to", my teacher says "with" but I'd rather "by".
- The boy was called ___ by his grandfather.
I think the sentence means that his grandfather named the boy. I've looked up the dictionary for the phrasal verb of call meaning as name but found nothing.
- These are sold ___ five selling each.
I would fill with "by". But my teacher fills with "at". She says that selling is an monetary unit like $. Yet, I have never known any monetary unit called selling
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Re: Do one's duty to/with/by smb?
* I have always done my duty ___ my students.
I am extremely confused about this sentence. The key says "to", my teacher says "with" but I'd rather "by". I like "for" here.
I am extremely confused about this sentence. The key says "to", my teacher says "with" but I'd rather "by".
* The boy was called ___ by his grandfather.
In this case, I think "called" means "summoned."
These are sold ___ five selling each.
This one doesn't make any sense to me.
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Re: Do one's duty to/with/by smb?

Originally Posted by
mykwyner
* The boy was called ___ by his grandfather.
In this case, I think "called" means "summoned."
So what preposition would you fill in this blank with?
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