A visit by
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Why can't we use the preposition "by" in " visit from( by here) Mr. Geldi Gurbanov....?
When the EU became actively involved in the nuclear dispute in October 2003, with a visit by the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain, the
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Can we use "visit from the foreign ministers..." in the above?
What dictates the choice between the use of "from" and "by" followed by the noun "visit"?
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Jigneshbharati Why can't we use the preposition "by" in " visit from( by here) Mr. Geldi Gurbanov....? We receive something from someone, so "from" is best here.
- Jigneshbharati Why can't we use the preposition "by" in " visit from( by here) Mr.
- Geldi Gurbanov....?
- We receive something from someone, so "from" is best here.
- If the perspective is not that of the receiver, then "by" may be best.
- For example, "A visit to China by Chancellor Phillip Hammond has been called off".
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JigneshbharatiWhy can't we use the preposition "by" in " visit from( by here) Mr. Geldi Gurbanov....?
We receive something from someone, so "from" is best here. If the perspective is not that of the receiver, then "by" may be best. For example, "A visit to China by Chancellor Phillip Hammond has been called off".
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