Pattern: verb-with
Structure Overview
Formula: Subject + Verb + [Person / Group] + with + [Noun Phrase]
Core Meaning: Transitive prepositional complements where an entity is furnished, equipped, or supplied with necessary resources or items.
Common Verbs: provide, supply, equip, furnish, present.
🗺️ Usage & Structural Notes
- Unlike simple double-object verbs (give me the book), verbs using this frame require the preposition
withto introduce the object being transferred. - Incorrect: They provided him the money. ❌
- Correct: They provided him with the money. ✅
💬 Contextual Examples
- The school provides all students with free laptops.
- The organization supplied the refugees with clean water and blankets.
- They equipped the laboratory with state-of-the-art tools.
🎴 Interactive Web Practice (Click to Reveal)
Practice 1: The hotel provides guests ______ (with) complimentary breakfast.
Answer:
with
Practice 2: The charity supplied the local shelter ______ (with) winter coats.
Answer:
with
Practice 3: They presented her ______ (with) an award for outstanding performance.
Answer:
with
🔗 Knowledge Base Connections
- 🔑 Parent Keywords: provide