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أ/ أحمد البسيونى 27-10-2009 11:59 PM

What is the difference between (be) covered in & (be) covered with?
 
What is the difference between (be) covered in & (be) covered with?
The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English provides an answer.

When cover means “hide or protect,” use with:
She covered the child with a blanket.
He covered his face with his hands.
The dictionary also gives an example with the preposition by: She wore a ... dress partly covered by a thin shawl.

When cover means “form a layer on a surface,” use either with or in:

The eruption of the volcano covered the town with/in fine ash.
So the preposition to use with the passive (as in your question) depends on the meaning of the word cover in the sentence.

ابو بيشو 28-10-2009 07:45 AM

شكرا جزيلا لحضرتك مستر احمد شكرا

Mr. Medhat Salah 14-08-2010 04:28 AM

thaaaaaaaaanks alot


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