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It was with much interest that I read a news item which said that a country rector has received by post an eagle .

How to comprehend the above sentence , what grammar is it ? Is " post " a noun or a verb here ? according to Colloins English Usage , " by " is with an -ing form of verb to say how something is achieved .

Is my grammar correct in my question? If I have made any mistakes please point it out for me. Thanks

Teechr · Accepted Answer

A better way of saying that sentence is:
"It was with much interest that I read a news item which said that a country rector has received an eagle by post."

Anonymous Is " post " a noun or a verb here? According to Collins English Usage, " by " is used with an -ing form of the verb to say how something is achieved.

Yes, that's one possible use of "by" among many!
Have a look at this which lists 12 possible uses of "by" as a preposition:
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/by

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teechrA better way of saying that sentence is:"It was with much interest that I read a news item which said that a country rector has received an eagle by post."Anonymous Is " post " a noun or a verb here? According to Collins English Usage, " by " is used with an -ing form of the verb to say how something is achieved.Yes, that's one possible use of "by" among many!Have a look at this which lists 12 possible uses of "by" as a preposition:http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/by

It's meanings 1 and 2, here http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/post_2 It's the word used in the UK, in contexts when Americans would use the word mail.

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