S Sea_Acea New member Joined Oct 31, 2021 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Poland Oct 31, 2021 #1 Which prepositions are correct in the sentence below? I was crying with/out of/from/in fear.
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Oct 31, 2021 #2 I would use out of or from.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Nov 1, 2021 #3 I'd use 'with'.
jutfrank VIP Member Joined Mar 5, 2014 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Nov 1, 2021 #4 I think there are two main ways you can look at what's happening: 1) The crying is considered a result of the fear response, in which case out of and from can both work. 2) The crying is the fear response. In other words, the action and the state are co-occurring, in which case with works best.
I think there are two main ways you can look at what's happening: 1) The crying is considered a result of the fear response, in which case out of and from can both work. 2) The crying is the fear response. In other words, the action and the state are co-occurring, in which case with works best.