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Junta-104 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

By which

Hi everybody ...

" "Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame."

Can I remove or dismiss the preposition by ?
  

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" People choose something by... doing something. In this case, participating in the democratic process.

  • " People choose something by...
  • doing something.
  • In this case, participating in the democratic process.
  • People choose something through a process.
  • In this case, the democractic process.
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No, you can't just get rid of the preposition, but you can change it to "through."

People choose something by... doing something. In this case, participating in the democratic process.

People choose something through a process. In this case, the democractic process.
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Thanks,,, for your handy commentary

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