Choose the correct preposition: The doctor was accompanied ____ two senior nurses.
- A. with
- B. by
- C. from
- D. along
Explanation
Accompanied by is used for people, while accompanied with is used for things that go alongside something, as in tea accompanied with biscuits. Since nurses are people, by is required. Fixed preposition pairings like this cannot be reasoned out and have to be learned.
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