He was killed by an axe.
Correct the preposition
Add or replace preposition
Answers
Answer:
He was killed with an axe.
Explanation:
Prepositions are words that are used before nouns to show how that noun is related to something else in a sentence. Usually, prepositions are used to show location , position or time. Prepositions can be of many kinds.
Each word in bold type is used before and noun or pronoun. It governs the relation of this noun or pronoun with the preceding noun or pronoun.
1. The word- in -shows the relation of inkpot with pen.
.2. The word - on- shows the relation of you with we.
3. The word - to - shows the relation of shore with ship.
4. The word - with - shows the relation of knife with rope.
5. The word-under-shows the relation of tree with traveller.
Uses of By and with :
By is used with the agent or doer of an action while with is used with the instrument used to perform an action;as:
1. The boy was beaten by the teacher
2. The boy was beaten with a stick