Exercise 1. Both sentences in each pair have the same meaning. Complete the second sentence.

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Verbs with prepositions

• By and with

With is used after participles such as filled, packed, crowded, crammed.

The train was packed withcommuters.

The difference between by and with may involve the presence of a person:

Dave was hit by a branch, (an accident)

Dave was hit witha branch, (a person hit him with one)

• Make is followed by to when used in the passive.

My boss made me work hard.

I was made to work hard by my boss.

• Cover and verbs which involve similar ideas, such as surround, decorate, can

use with or by. Cover can also be followed by in.

The furniture was covered indust.

The living room had been decorated withflowery wallpaper.

a) The crowd was slowly filling the huge stadium.

The huge stadium __________by the crowd.

b) The inventor of the computer simplified the work of the accountants.

Since the computer __________the work of accountants ____________simplified.

c) Someone has suggested that the shop should close.

It ___________that the shop should close.

d) 'I'd take out some travel insurance if I were you, Mr Smith.'

Mr Smith ______________take out some travel insurance.

e) The waitress will bring your drinks in a moment.

Your drinks __________in a moment.

f) Someone used a knife to open the window.

This window __________a knife.

g) You will hear from us when we have finished dealing with your complaint.

After your complaint __________, you will hear from us.

h) An announcement of their engagement appeared in the local paper.

Their engagement ___________in the local paper.

i) Nobody ever heard anything of David again.

Nothing ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________David again.

j) They paid Sheila 1,000 as a special bonus.

1,000 ­­­­­­­­­­______________Sheila as a special bonus.