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roseriver1012

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"The little girl taught me a good lesson by her action."Is the preposition "by" properly used in the sentence? Isn't it better to use "with"?Thanks for your help!
 

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No, "by" is correct.
 

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How about "using"? Is "using" Ok?
"The little girl taught me a good lesson using her action?"
 

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That's worse! Stick with by.

Roseriver, a better title would have been By or with her action?

'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

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