navi
300 posts
Aug 05, 2008
6:59 AM
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Are these sentences correct:
1-They freed him with enough water and food to get back home.
2-They set him free with enough water and food to get back home.Meaning; They freed him, giving him enough water and food to get back home.
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Pogo
535 posts
Aug 06, 2008
10:07 AM
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Yes. Why is the header "Dangling"?
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navi
302 posts
Aug 06, 2008
12:14 PM
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Thanks Pogo.
Well, 'They set him free with enough food' sounds to me like they used enough food to set him free, or they set him and the food free!'With' here seems to mean 'giving him'. I thought that was not really one of the meanings of 'with'. Can you give me another example where 'with' is used in this sense?
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CeeBee
2083 posts
Aug 06, 2008
8:34 PM
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1-They freed him [so that he has] enough water and food to get back home.
2-They set him free [so that he has] enough water and food to get back home.
Last Edited on 6-Aug-2008 8:35 PM
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navi
303 posts
Aug 06, 2008
8:48 PM
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Thanks Ceebee.
I am not sure I understand. They didn't free him in order that he may have enough water and food to get back home.
They freed him and gave him enough food. PS. I thought about this some more. Actually, if I am not mistaken 'so that' can mean 'in order that' and also 'in such a way that' and now I think this is the meaning you intended. They freed him in a way that he had enough water and food to get home. But could you give me another sentence where 'with' is used in this way?
Last Edited on 6-Aug-2008 8:59 PM
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CeeBee
2085 posts
Aug 07, 2008
9:03 AM
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I sent my son to camp with enough money in his pocket to buy snacks. She kissed him with enough enthusiasm so he would want to ask her out again. He pushed the rock with enough force so it would fall off the edge of the cliff.
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navi
304 posts
Aug 07, 2008
11:59 AM
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Thanks a lot CeeBee. Now that you give me these examples, everything seems so obvious. All of these sound natural to me, but the sentences I asked about didn't. Now everything has fallen into place. Cheers!
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