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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
by / in / at the earthquake
Can I say,
The houses were destroyed by / in / at the earthquake.
The houses were destroyed by / in / at the earthquake.
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Hi, Vincent. I'd say "by" and "in" work. "At" does not.
- Hi, Vincent.
- I'd say "by" and "in" work.
- "At" does not.
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Thanks, can I say,
The house has destroyed by the earthquake.
The house had destroyed by (an) earthquake.
The house has destroyed by the earthquake.
The house had destroyed by (an) earthquake.
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You're close to passive voice here.
But you must add the past participle of the verb "to be."
The house has/had been destroyed etc.
BTW, omitting the article before "earthquake" is possible, but somewhat uncommon.
However, we commonly say "destroyed by fire/flood."
It would be natural to include "earthquake" in a package:
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But you must add the past participle of the verb "to be."
The house has/had been destroyed etc.
BTW, omitting the article before "earthquake" is possible, but somewhat uncommon.
However, we commonly say "destroyed by fire/flood."
It would be natural to include "earthquake" in a package:
Consid
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