Learn English: BY or WITH?

TRANSCRIPT

Hello. My name is Emma, and in today's video I am going to answer your questions on: What is the difference between "by" and "with"? Many students make mistakes with "by" and "with", so in today's lesson I'm hoping to help you with this so you won't make so many mistakes and you'll understand: What are the differences between these two words? Okay, so to start with I have here some questions. I want you to think: Which ones are correct and which ones are not correct? I also want you to think which sentences... Why are they correct? Okay? So, why are they correct and why are they incorrect? So my first sentence: "I learn English by watching engVid." Compare this to: "I learn English with watching engVid." Which one do you think is the correct form? Do we use "by" or do we use "with"? Okay. If you said: "I learn English by watching engVid." you are correct. Okay? And I will explain why in the next part of this video. So: "I learn English with watching engVid." no, we don't use that. Okay, so what about the next two? "I write with a pen.", "I write by a pen." Which one do you think is the correct sentence, and which one is incorrect and why? Okay, if you said: "I write with a pen." you are correct. In this case this is the correct one. And: "I write by a pen." this is-enh-incorrect. So, before we talk about some of the differences, let's talk about the similarities. How are "by" and "with" the same? Well, they both answer the question: How? Okay? So they're both the answer to the question: How? How do you learn English? I learn English by watching engVid. I learn English by reading my dictionary every night. That's probably not a good idea, but I learn English by talking to people. Okay? So that's answering how you do something. Similarly with "with", it also answers the question: How? How do you write? Well, I write with a pen. How do you eat dinner? I eat dinner with a fork. Okay? Or I eat dinner with chopsticks. So they both answer the same question: How? But they are a little bit different, so let's look at these differences now. Okay, so let's look at some example sentences with "by". "I turn on the computer by pushing the on button." Okay? So this is, again, answering the question: How? How do you turn on the computer? Well, I turn on the computer by pushing the on button. I want you to take a moment to look at this sentence. What comes after "by"? We have here "pushing". "Pushing" is a verb. Okay? So I'm just going to underline this. So we often use... After "by" we often have a verb when we're explaining how something is done. Let's look at another example. "I keep healthy by exercising." So, again, after "by" you'll notice we have a verb: "exercise". Okay? In this case it's "exercising". So, one of the first things to notice is after "by" we often have a verb. I have here: "by verb", but that's not all. If you look at the verb, what form is the verb in? Well, take a moment. What do "pushing" and "exercising" have in common? They both end in "ing", so I'm going to write here: "ing". Okay? So we use "by", after "by" comes a verb, and then comes "ing". You know: How do you keep clean? I keep clean by showering. How do you study? I study by... Well, not hanging out with my friends, that would be terrible for studying. I study by reading over my notes. Okay? So after "by" we have the verb and "ing". So let's do one together. "I learned karate (or karate) by _________ YouTube." What do you think the verb would be? We could say: "by watch". Is that right? "...by watch YouTube"? No, we need the "ing", perfect. "I learned karate by watching YouTube." Okay? So, again, this is very useful because any time you're explaining how, if you have a verb and "by" then you can explain how you do something. Okay, now let's look at some of... Some more differences between "with" and "by". So before I begin teaching you more about "by" and "with", I just want to say that these are the general rules, and there are always times in English when rules are broken or when there are exceptions. Okay? And so these are the most basic of the rules with "by" and "with". Okay, so now let's look at when we're talking about a noun. We've just talked about using "by" with a verb ending in "ing" to answer how to do something. Well, we can also talk about how... When... By using a noun.

[josephdallas]

I love how she talks slowly, what makes me feel confident to listen to her.

[khalifaakhalifa]

Emma is a gifted teacher. She speaks clear English to almost all learners. Also she has the ability of making a difficult lesson pretty easy.
Thank you Emma for all your help.

[alexandros]

I have been learning English for 2 years with the assistance of a teacher but I want to solve some questions by searching on the internet too..
I attended your class by chance
I could say that your lesson was wonderful and easy to understand..you are very kind and very professional in what you do...I will still be watching you..

Thank you a lot!!!😀😀😀

[marcosmagneto]

Thanks I'm a pilot in Brazil..and when you speak slowly.. and correct speed .. is very easy to learne, with you❤🙏🌏

[fiammettaagostini]

As a former teacher in my country, I have no doubt in saying you are a talented teacher:clear in explanations and ready to repeat over and over (the secret to fix rules in the

[schoolofpronunciation]

I've been using "by" and "with" all my life without a thought, and suddenly it's all clear after this video!

[Aatharvrowdy]

It's too easy to understand her, the way she talks and teaches, everything in her video is quite informative and productive. I have learnt english with her all posted videos on YouTube.. We must appreciate one who deserves it

[LomaDaLux]

I've been wanting to figure out how to use "by" and "with" in sentences for a long time. And this lesson has helped me to learn more about using them correctly. Thank you Emma!

[shkida]

Как объяснить суть видео по-русски за 5 секунд? Задаём вопрос "С помощью чего?" - пишем By. Задаём вопрос "Чем?" - пишем With. Perfect! You are the best!

[taufik]

1. I learn english with Emma.
2. I learn english by watching Emma's video.
Are both sentences correct?

[adolfocoronadojuarez]

Alamadre, tan facil que era y por años no hallaba la manera de usar estos dos, Gracias Emma, no sabes cuanto he aprendido contigo, me encanta tu pronunciacion, ojala todo los gringos hablaran asi de bien como tu hablas... saludos desde Guatemala

[raulsilva]

Hi, Emma, i'm a brazillian student and learn a lot by watching your vídeos! You're the best english teacher i ever had. Good job!

[gliceriopereiradasilva]

It's amazing how I can understand her, I pay attention to how she pronounces each word and in general I understand the meaning of the sentence. Thank you, and congratulations here from Brazil.

[ГеннадийНедбайло-вл]

Your classes are the best! Thank you, Emma!

[maagnofernandes]

my first time here. She has a great accent and speaks slowly. I was able to understand almost 100% excited to watch more your videos. ^^

[Factsinurdu]

Best lacturer I think like other lacturers, through this channel I have learnt a lot, thank you so much for providing us such a informative videos and helping us in improving efficiency in English.

[lauraa]

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[anee]

Emma, I just loved with your pitch of voice and also the way you speak and take pauses in a very right time and places. Interestingly, i would like to speak like you. In short you are a perfect communicator and an awesome teacher as well. ☺❤

[villagelife]

This is Satyajeet from India.Madam, you are a good teacher because your teaching style is awesome and thank you for teaching...

[Valp]

Im currently C1 in English and I am tired of only finding basic information about the exceptions of prepositions. Books, teachers and google don't go deeper into the topic and it is seriously confusing once you are among natives. Understanding the more complex exceptions would really boost my English level. Please try to think about the advanced ones too :( Advanced doesn't mean we are natives, we still have to learn. I feel like I am stuck!