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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

"...by...by"

Hi,

I am preparing for an oral presentation and I was wondering if I could phrase this in a way that doesn't have two by's .

As suggested by a survey done by the Institute of Criminology,...




Thank you

PBF
  

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There's nothing wrong with more than one "by" but yours isn't the best choice: As suggsted IN a survey conducted BY the...

— BarbaraPA

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There's nothing wrong with more than one "by" but yours isn't the best choice: As suggsted IN a survey conducted BY the...
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Thanks for the reply GG. 

I will being reading it out so I was worried that it's going to sound unnatural. '...in...by..' sounds lots better. ; )

PBF
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I don't mind the use of "...by ... by ..." there. However, you could replace the first "by" with the word "in":

As suggested in a survey done by the Institute of Criminology,...

EDIT:
Oops, GG beat me to the punch again.
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Thanks for replying Yankee.

Just wondering. Do people construct their sentences differently if they are writing for an academic oral presentation as opposed to an essay on the same subject?

Thanks

PBF
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Yes, in an oral presentation use shorter sentences.

Try saying them outloud. You'll see why.
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