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Jasonwong Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Is “by” used here correct? Please help me with it.

Hi, I am reading a sentence as follows. ? ? An important factor in a market-oriented economy is the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers. ? Is “by” here grammartically correct here? Thanks.
  

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Jasonwong Is “by” here grammartically grammatically correct here? Yes. ) Jasonwong the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers.

— CalifJim

  • Jasonwong Is “by” here grammartically grammatically correct here?
  • Yes.
  • ) Jasonwong the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers.
  • 'to' goes with 'responded'.
  • 'by' goes with 'producers'.
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JasonwongIs “by” here grammartically grammatically correct here?

Yes.

(Drop the 'r' in 'grammar' when adding suffixes.)

Jasonwongthe mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers.

'to' goes with 'responded'. 'by' goes

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