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Damironi71 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

For or By

Which one of these two sentences is correct?
I have made a mistake for not inviting you to the party.
I have made a mistake by not inviting you to the party.

Thank you.
  

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Hi, They are grammatically correct, but I would say it as Not inviting you to the party was a mistake. Hamid

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  • Hi, They are grammatically correct, but I would say it as Not inviting you to the party was a mistake.
  • Hamid
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Hi,
They are grammatically correct, but I would say it as
Not inviting you to the party was a mistake.

Hamid
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damironi71 Which one of these two sentences is correct?I have made a mistake for not inviting you to the party. I have made a mistake by not inviting you to the party.Thank you.
Use "by". I'd drop "have" as well.

CJ
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