blueclown  +  182628 Fri, 13 Jan 06 04:07 PM I will try to ask in brief . 1. what preposition is accompanied with OPPOSITE ? Is it TO ? 2.Switzerland lies .................. France , Germany , Austria  and Italy  a. among  b. between  c. middle   d . by what do you think the key is ? 3.What prepostion is accompanied with DELIGHT and what preposition with TO BE DELIGHTED ? THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING !!! blueclown Joined on Wed, Jun 1 2005 ha noi , vietnam Junior Member 93 the world is not enough Prepositions

	pieanne  +  182647 Fri, 13 Jan 06 04:28 PM 1. It's simply "opposite" (the house opposite the bank) 2. What do you think it is? 3. Can you give an example with "delight", please? And you're mostly "delighted by something", or "with something". pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	Archaic  +  182874 Fri, 13 Jan 06 08:46 PM 1. It can also be the "opposite of." This is the opposite of fun. The above poster's sentence is right too. Archaic Joined on Fri, Jan 13 2006 Oxfordshire New Member 25

	Grammar Geek  +  182884 Fri, 13 Jan 06 09:17 PM Use "between" when referring to location in reference to two object, and "among" when there is more than two.  I am delighted BY the idea of going to France for vacation - rather a subjective, or future, or non-certain thought. I am delighed WITH the gift you gave me - I have it in hand, it's certain.  I suppose you could say "I am delighted with our decision to go to France." Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,665 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Sam C  +  183658 Sun, 15 Jan 06 05:25 PM  (1)    Switzerland lies between/*among France , Germany, Austria  and Italy. 'among' is not possible.  i would interpret 'among' here as meaning that switzerland is part of france, germany, austria and italy - a patent absurdity. when there are more than two things, 'between' indicates that each thing should be considered individually not as a whole, whereas the opposite holds for 'among'. sam Sam C Joined on Mon, Dec 19 2005 New Member 45

	pieanne  +  183660 Sun, 15 Jan 06 05:27 PM Quite so, Sam  pieanne