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A preposition is a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.
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"we will have a fairly better governance system BY/WITH an improved campaign financing system"
I guess 'with' has a longer association than 'by'.
She came here with a bag.
She came here by a bus.
'by', I guess, is used as a means to perform a task. After the task is over, we let it go. It is …
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Shouldn't there be a preposition 'like' in "She looked every bit a princess."?
When we are using look as appear, the comparative preposition like may or may not be used. The following sentence is from Oxford dictionary.
You made me look a complete fool!
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between vs among
__ English, Hindi & French, I like English the most.
OALD definition of between doesn't list anything that would make me choose this word for this sentence.
3rd point of among lists that it's us …
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