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meaning of "By myself" #1 (permalink) Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:20 am   meaning of "By myself"
 

Test No. errors/elem-1 "Much information", question 5

Tonight I'm going to stay at home with myself.

(a) Tonight
(b) going
(c) with

Test No. errors/elem-1 "Much information", answer 5

Tonight I'm going to stay at home by myself.

Correct entry: by
The error was: (c) with
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By myself #2 (permalink) Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:53 am   By myself
 

You need by myself here because it is an expression meaning alone.
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By myself #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:34 pm   By myself
 

Alan wrote:
You need by myself here because it is an expression meaning alone.


Hi teacher,

I reckon it is no rule for this kind of thing. The only way to give the right answer in this case it's to know this expression by heart. Am I right?

Thanks for your reply. Have a sunny day in England.
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