Are 突然に and 突然のことで just different ways to say the same thing?
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word-choice meaning adverbs
Is there a difference between 突然に and 突然のことで?
* 突然に ( _suddenly_ ) is mostly an adverb in the literal sense of the word, which is to say it usually modifies verbs and describes a certain aspect (namely, suddenness) of the way the actions denoted them take place.

> チャンスは突然(に)やってくる。(Opportunities come _suddenly_.)
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> 電車は突然(に)停止した。(The train stopped _suddenly_.)

As indicated by (), the に can be (and often is) omitted.

  * 突然のことで is an adverbial phrase that modifies clauses and serves to give the reason/cause (that is, the reason/cause of suddenness) for the particular events or situations expressed by them.

> 突然のことで、なんと申し上げてよいか言葉もありません。( _It being so sudden_ , I have no words at the
> ready to offer.)
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> 突然のことで申し訳ありません。(I am sorry _for it being so sudden_.)
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> 突然のことで、驚きました。(I was startled _by the suddenness of it_.)
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