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Doanxuanquy Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

IN PLACE OF OR REPLACED BY/WITH?

Which of the following sentences are correct?

1- The school was knocked down and replaced by a block of flats.

2- The school was knocked down and in place of a block of flats.

  

Top answer

The first is OK. The second is not. Here is the sentence with a higher level vocabulary.

  • The first is OK.
  • The second is not.
  • Here is the sentence with a higher level vocabulary.
  • The school was demolished and a block of flats was constructed in its place.
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The first is OK. The second is not.

Here is the sentence with a higher level vocabulary.

The school was demolished and a block of flats was constructed in its place.

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