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- Marked by marked with - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In another context "marked by" could be substituted with "shown by" or "revealed by" Again showing a quality of the whole context Whereas "marked with" is more likely to refer to "soiled with" or "polluted with" "The birthday was wild fun, marked by cheering and playfulness and the host singing a tribute to her mother "
- differences - Marked by vs having in dictionary definitions . . .
Yes, I think @Samuel's answer is essentially that is marked by can mean is distinguished by That is, the quality is sufficient to distinguish it, rather than being just one of possibly several qualities that the object has This can be relaxed somewhat as well: a square stem is a marker for, or distinguishes, plants of the mint family, even
- word choice - given to vs marked by vs characterized by - English . . .
My mother is a woman marked by compassion The merchant was marked by greed "Marked by" is interesting because it is very visual and implies that there is something so prevalent about a person that this quality is almost (if not literally) visible In the literal sense you could have a dog marked by a scar
- grammar - The verb mark with events in time - English Language . . .
The 19th century marked the abolition of slavery #1 is correct; #2 is incorrect #1 is the correct sentence because, the 19th century was most certainly marked by the abolition of slavery, however; the abolition of slavery was not marked by the 19th century (that might sound redundant, if it does, think about it)
- Red-marked copy: A draft text with changes highlighted?
I always thought of "red-marked copy" as a standard way of referring to a draft text in which the changes from a previous draft are highlighted After casually using it when talking to a fellow member (BE as first language) of the university lab I am working at and generating confusion, I looked it up on Google and discovered that there are
- adjectives - When is marked pronounced with 2 syllables? - English . . .
Marked only has two syllables in poetic or archaic usage Aged has two syllables when used as a noun (some of the aged need motorised shopping trolleys), or as a "standalone" adjective (an aged relative) It's only one syllable when used as part of a compound adjective (middle-aged relative), or as a verb (I've aged a year since then)
- formality - Formal way to tell someone they accidentally sent you . . .
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- synonyms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The completed papers are marked (the mark being a number, out of perhaps 100 marks available) Ignoring moderation (where the test itself is judged and grades and possibly even marks are adjusted), perhaps the top 10% of candidates are awarded an A grade, the next 20% a B, the next 30% a C, the next 20% a D, and the rest an E or an F
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