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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
is "By" Used correctly in the sentence?
Hello,
Is "by" used correctly in the following sentence:
Do we have any homework BY friday?
Thanks.
Is "by" used correctly in the following sentence:
Do we have any homework BY friday?
Thanks.
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No, sorry. Do we have any homework [that is] due by Friday is okay, but due on Friday is probably more common.
- No, sorry.
- Do we have any homework [that is] due by Friday is okay, but due on Friday is probably more common.
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No, sorry.
Do we have any homework [that is] due by Friday is okay, but due on Friday is probably more common.
Do we have any homework [that is] due by Friday is okay, but due on Friday is probably more common.
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*Do we have any homework by Friday?
No. There's no idea of an intervening passage of time to trigger the use of by.
Will any homework be assigned by Friday?
This is OK. Here there is time between now, when you ask the question, and the future time, when homework might still be assigned -- maybe on Wednesday, maybe on Thursday, for example.
No. There's no idea of an intervening passage of time to trigger the use of by.
Will any homework be assigned by Friday?
This is OK. Here there is time between now, when you ask the question, and the future time, when homework might still be assigned -- maybe on Wednesday, maybe on Thursday, for example.
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