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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"by" end of sentence

please can you correct the below

1) The mail got here before the date they said it would get here by.
  

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Yours is quite clumsy. Try this one: The mail got here earlier than their promised delivery date.

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  • Yours is quite clumsy.
  • Try this one: The mail got here earlier than their promised delivery date.
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Yours is quite clumsy. Try this one: The mail got here earlier than their promised delivery date.
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You may also try : "The mail was delivered sooner than they said it would"
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The mail was delivered sooner than they said it would be."

But that is also a little dodgy.
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