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Karen15 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

From someone / by someone

Hello,

Are the following sentences correct?

I reported vandalism from one person on Wikipedia.
I reported vandalism by one person on Wikipedia.

Thanks.

  

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by is correct, not from. But do you really need to say 'by one person'? Did the vandalism occur on Wikipedia, or did the reporting occur on Wikipedia?

— Clive

  • by is correct, not from.
  • But do you really need to say 'by one person'?
  • Did the vandalism occur on Wikipedia, or did the reporting occur on Wikipedia?
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by is correct, not from. But do you really need to say 'by one person'?

Did the vandalism occur on Wikipedia, or did the reporting occur on Wikipedia?

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