Question about preposition
I don't understand how will be correct:
- I'm very surprised (with/by/...) this news.
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Hey Andrey,
Surprised is used with BY in this case. We are surprised by something.
For example...
I was surprised by the news.
He crashed the car because he was surprised by a deer.
We don't usually use WITH unless it's a surprise that someone organized for us.
Example....
His friends surprised him with a birthday party.
My parents surprised me with a new puppy.
In this case the preposition WITH comes after the object
E.g : he surprised ME with..... We surprised HER with...
Hope this helps!
Lisa
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