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Can we use "by" instead of "in" in the following sentence?
Sentence: He was injured in a car accident.
If not, what is the reason?
3 Answers
- Anonymous7 years agoFavourite answer
He was injured becomes the action and in a car accident determines where the action occurred. in order to use by, u must rephrase the sentence as follows: He was injured by a car in an accident. By in this context explains what injured the person.
- ?Lv 67 years ago
He was injured in a car accident (in +location)
He was injured in the groin. (in + body part).
He was injured by a car. (passive sentence - car is the agent of the action) = The car injured him.
He was injured by a cricket ball. = The cricket ball injured him.
He was injured by his neighbour. = His neighbour injured him .
- LP7Lv 77 years ago
by is an adverb.Adding to the "doing".Where as in is an adjective "describing" the noun or subject which is "the accident".
Source(s): Welfare 30yrs/Med Secretary
