Even though he is thirty-five, he lives ____ his mother and is completely dependent on her.
A. by
B. on
Note: My choice is A, but the solution says otherwise. Do you also think A is the better answer?
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Answers · 6
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I would say either "with" to mean "he is living in the same house as his mother", or "off of" to mean "he is getting money from his mother to live".
To me neither "by" nor "on" sound right...
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Even though he is thirty-five, he lives WITH his mother and is completely dependent on her.
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Neither would be correct. I would say "WITH" his mother if he is completely dependant on her. But if I had to pick one, it would be letter "A". In English we never say "on" when referring to living with someone.
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It would be correct to say that he "lives off" his mother. But saying that he "lives on" his mother definitely sounds weird. You could say, however, that he "lives on $100 a month"...
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The solution says B is correct answer... Thanks for letting me know that this is another faulty question from my one-dollar-app.
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