Are my sentences correct?
1. My meeting has been pushed back by an hour to 4:00 pm.
2. My meeting has been brought forward by an hour to 2:00 pm.
3. My meeting has been pushed back by an hour to 4:00 pm.
4. Let's push the meeting back by an hour to 4:00 pm.
5. Let's bring the meeting forward by an hour to 2:00 pm.
6. His vacation plan has been pushed back to next month.
7. I am planning to bring forward my vacation plan to this month instead of next month.
8. The meeting is neither pushed back nor brought forward.
Top answer
The first five look OK to me. In the sixth and seventh, it's the vacation rather than the plan that has been changed. I'd delete 'plan'.
- The first five look OK to me.
- In the sixth and seventh, it's the vacation rather than the plan that has been changed.
- I'd delete 'plan'.
- The eighth is not natural If the time hasn't been changed, why mention it at all?
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The first five look OK to me.
In the sixth and seventh, it's the vacation rather than the plan that has been changed. I'd delete 'plan'.
The eighth is not natural If the time hasn't been changed, why mention it at all?
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