Chloe Nguyen
provide support in or on? Hi everyone, I am having a problem with preposition " in " and "on ". Please tell me which one is correct in the following sentence: " My sister provides support ( on/in ) paying my tuition fee.
2014年6月13日 04:26
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thank you Carlos. Here I mean my sister only helps paying part of my tuition fee so " in " is the right choice here, isn't it?
2014年6月13日
It makes a difference whether your sister pays all, or only a part, of the tuition fee. If she provides support "in paying my tuition fee," that indicates that she helps by paying part of it. If she provides support "by paying my tuition fee," then she is paying all of it. "In" suggests that she participates with you in the paying, whereas "by" suggests that she does it all herself. "I needed help in getting my car out of the ditch" means that I needed someone to participate with me in getting the car out. "My brother helped me by getting my car out of the ditch" means that my brother did it all himself.
2014年6月13日
thank you a lot for your help :D
2014年6月13日
I would use 'by.' My sister provides support by paying my tuition fee. This also works: My sister provides support in the form of tuition payment.
2014年6月13日
I would recommend using by or with instead.
2014年6月13日
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